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PRONUNCIATION OF SWOLLEN-HEADED

swollen-headed play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SWOLLEN-HEADED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Swollen-Headed is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SWOLLEN-HEADED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Swollen-headed conger eel

The swollen-headed conger eel, Bassanago bulbiceps, is a conger of the family Congridae, found on continental slopes around southern Australia and New Zealand. Its length is between 40 and 60 cm.

Definition of swollen-headed in the English dictionary

The definition of swollen-headed in the dictionary is conceited.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SWOLLEN-HEADED

swob
swobbed
swobber
swobbing
swoffer
swoffing
swollen
swollen head
swollen-headedness
swollenly
swollenness
swoon
swooner
swooning
swooningly
swoony
swoop
swooper
swoopy
swoosh

WORDS THAT END LIKE SWOLLEN-HEADED

baldheaded
bareheaded
beaded
big-headed
boneheaded
breaded
clear-headed
cool-headed
empty-headed
headed
hot-headed
leaded
level-headed
light-headed
loaded
pig-headed
red-headed
towheaded
unleaded
white-headed
wrong-headed

Synonyms and antonyms of swollen-headed in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SWOLLEN-HEADED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «swollen-headed» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of swollen-headed

Translation of «swollen-headed» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SWOLLEN-HEADED

Find out the translation of swollen-headed to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of swollen-headed from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «swollen-headed» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

肿胀的头脑
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

- hinchada encabezada
570 millions of speakers

English

swollen-headed
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सूजन अध्यक्षता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

منتفخة التي يرأسها
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

опухшие , возглавляемых
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

inchado cabeças
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফোলা কেশ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gonflé à tête
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bengkak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

geschwollene köpfigen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

膨潤頭
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

팽윤 향했다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sirah-sirah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sưng lên đầu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வீக்கம் தலை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सुजलेल्या डोक्यावर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kendini bir şey sanan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gonfio testa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

obrzęk w głowie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

опухлі , очолюваних
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

umflate cu cap
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πρησμένο κεφάλι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

geswel -headed
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

svullna huvuden
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hoven -ledet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of swollen-headed

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SWOLLEN-HEADED»

The term «swollen-headed» is used very little and occupies the 182.466 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of swollen-headed
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «swollen-headed».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SWOLLEN-HEADED» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «swollen-headed» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «swollen-headed» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about swollen-headed

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SWOLLEN-HEADED»

Discover the use of swollen-headed in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to swollen-headed and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Swollen-Headed William: Painful Stories and Funny Pictures ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
E. 1868-1938 Lucas, George Morrow, 2011
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Swollen-Headed William; Painful Stories and Funny Pictures ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas, 2011
3
Sermons (148-183) on the New Testament
After all, my dear brothers and sisters, we can't say that God wasn't there with the apostle Paul, who was afraid, while he was engaged in combat, he might get swollen-headed. In case,hesays,I should get swollen-headed over the greatness of ...
4
Boys and Girls in No Man's Land: English-Canadian Children ...
Whether Swollen-headed William was written in response to Masterman's request or whether it was Lucas's own idea, it certainly delivers effective anti- German sentiment. Published in England in the fall of 1914 by Methuen, Swollen- headed ...
Susan Fisher, 2011
5
Monsoon Wedding Fever (Mills & Boon Modern Tempted)
'Maybe you're right,' she acknowledged. 'I do bother about what other people think. I do want people to like me. And that's probably because I haven't grown into a swollen-headed, arrogant, prejudiced person like you.' Dhruv's eyes narrowed.
Shoma Narayanan, 2013
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Oxford Thesaurus of English
... swaggering, strutting; vain, self-satisfied, self-congratulatory, pleased with oneself, self-loving, in love with oneself, self-admiring, self-regarding, smug, complacent; informal big-headed, swollen-headed; literary vainglorious; rare peacockish.
Maurice Waite, 2009
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The Wordsworth Dictionary of Idioms
switch over to (cause to) change: We're switching over from coat-gas to North Sea gas. swollen swollen-headed. (derog) too pleased with oneself; conceited: He's very swollen-headed about his success. swoop at one fell swoop all at the ...
Elizabeth McLaren Kirkpatrick, C. M. Schwarz, 1993
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Chambers Idioms
switch over to (cause to) change: We're switching over from coal-gas to North Sea gas. swollen swollen-headed (derog) too pleased with oneself; conceited: He's very swollen-headed about his success. swoop at one fell swoop all at the same ...
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Cambodian-English, English-Cambodian Dictionary
Watch it or your face will be swollen. rcrtxfsvssnftirt swollen up ftpAj swollen- headed (n.) SK"» 333 V vacant (ad j . ) et At vacation (п.) swallow (y.) /AW swap (v .) swarm (v.) Of b tents , <rQ90W?8> $r>& swav (v. ) rvp^ swear (v.) A?C1 , JV?
Madeline Elizabeth Ehrman, 1990
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Reverse English Dictionary: Based on Phonological and ...
... ad1 hi:d contr he'd ,wudnhedid adj haendid open-handed I'v,A contr she'd woodenheaded ,i:vn-'ruendid adj even-handed wi:d contr we'd ,swaubn- adj tu:-' haendid adj two-handed hedid swollen-headed Andahaendid ,/,// underhanded ...
Gustav Muthmann, 1999

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SWOLLEN-HEADED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term swollen-headed is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Annie Get Your Gun' covers love, pride, compromise, collaboration
The “big swollen-headed stiff” is played by Grant Pyper, whose deep and resonating voice will likely make the audience forget about his character's flaws. «Kearney Hub, Jul 15»
2
The 8 Funniest Orson Welles Impressions From Pop Culture
His most beloved role came in 1993 when he was tapped to play “The Brain” on Animaniacs. The swollen-headed laboratory mouse could only have one voice, ... «IFC, Jul 15»
3
The Rajapaksa comeback creates many 'cats on hot bricks'
The Rajapakse success seems to have created many 'cats on hot bricks' out of 'players' ranging from the 'swollen-headed' Arjuna Ranathunga and the ... «Lankaweb, Jul 15»
4
Daily Telegraph October 16 1914
Among the books reviewed today is an updating of the German children's tale Struwelpeter into “Swollen-Headed William,” “and who that individual is needs no ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Oct 14»
5
Defections: PDP Merely Shredded Dead Loads, Says Chief Olusola …
There was no discipline and the PDP became swollen-headed in size because of its huge control. It was no longer rewarding hard work, it was no longer ... «THISDAY Live, Mar 14»
6
Illinois church looks like male private parts when viewed from …
Images of the swollen-headed sanctuary have since gone viral. The congregation of the church, a 90-minute drive from Chicago, has yet to comment on the ... «New York Daily News, Oct 13»
7
Ghana-Zambia match: “It was a special moment”- Ayew
“Everything worked as planned but there is more work to be done and we cannot get swollen-headed. It is important to be measured in our celebration because ... «Vibe Ghana, Sep 13»
8
Veteran playback singer TMS is no more
... Thiruvilaiyaadal, has forever divided the world of Tamil music lovers into two: those who believe that the Oru naal poduma of the swollen-headed Hemanatha ... «Hindu Business Line, May 13»
9
Kozyndan: Bunnies Heart Chewy
But Dan and Kozy Kitchens are hardly swollen-headed about their success. "We just don't have big enough egos to want to work independently," says softly ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Mar 06»

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« EDUCALINGO. Swollen-Headed [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/swollen-headed>. May 2024 ».
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