bollen
- adjective
- Archaic
:
hinchado
- His face looked bollen after the allergic reaction.
Examples
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After the injury, her ankle was notably bollen from swelling.
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Her ankle is bollen after the game.
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After the storm, the riverbanks were bollen with water from the heavy rain.
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The sacks were bollen with freshly harvested grain.
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The bollen balloon floated away.
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After the allergic reaction, his face appeared bollen and uncomfortable.
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The riverbanks became bollen with water after the heavy rain.
Synonyms
110
3.2
A body part or object that is larger than normal because it has extra fluid inside
70
5.0
A part of the body that is swollen and uncomfortable from extra gas or liquid
51
2.2
Rounded and soft in shape, often filled with air or soft material
3
7.9
A body part that is swollen with extra fluid, often full of blood
2
3.6
Sticking out in a rounded shape because something inside pushes
1
4.3
Sticking out in a rounded way
1
8.6
Being swollen because it is full of liquid
A body part that is swollen in an unusual way, often from liquid or gas
A part of clothing gathered to form a rounded shape that sticks out
Antonyms
How Swollen
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bollen comes from an old word bol meaning 'round' or 'bulb', a shape that sticks out and looks puffed up. Think of the English words ball or bulb — they show the same round idea — so bollen means 'swollen' or 'puffed up'.