Collocations for "swell"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "swell" in context.
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swell
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- dated: had a swell [time, evening, day, night]
- dated: a swell [trip, break, vacation]
- dated: was a swell [movie, book, show, album]
- dated: a swell [meal, restaurant, cake, dinner]
- dated: a swell [kid, guy, girl, woman, man, parent, teacher, boss]
- dated: what a swell [car, cellphone, house]!
- dated: a swell [idea, suggestion, plan]
- dated: [had, came up with, offered] a swell suggestion
- dated: you're looking [very, quite, really] swell (today)
- dated: everything is going just swell
- dated: yes, that would be (just) swell!
- dated: it would be swell if you could [come, help, do]
- dated: had a swell time [at the party, on the trip]
- a swell in the ocean
- a [huge, gigantic] swell
- the swell of the [waves, tide]
- the [boat, ship] was tossed by the swell
- the ocean was full of swells
- a [twenty-foot] swell
- [blushed, smiled] in a swell of pride
- has been a swell of [support for, interest in]
- a huge swell in [popularity, attendance]
- the soft swell of her [breasts, buttocks]
- (can, will) swell in size
- swell [due to, because of]
- my [hand, eye, throat] is swelling up
- my [hand] began to swell
- swelling up with [blood, water, fluid]
- swelled up from [the heat, bug bites, the rain]
- [numbers, members, reserves] swell to (over) [1000]
- [numbers] swell to [greater, new] heights
- swelled (up) with [pride, joy]