UPSWELL

Etymology

Noun

upswell (plural upswells)

A rising swell.

Verb

upswell (third-person singular simple present upswells, present participle upswelling, simple past upswelled, past participle upswollen or upswelled)

(intransitive) To swell upward.

Anagrams

• swell up, upwells, wells up

Source: Wiktionary


Up*swell", v. i.

Definition: To swell or rise up.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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