Of the level of a body of water, esp. the tide or floodwater: increasing in height. Also in figurative context: cf. tide, n. 9.
| 单词 | θ3883 |
| 释义 | the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > change in level of water > [adjective] > increased or increasing (3) rising1545 Of the level of a body of water, esp. the tide or floodwater: increasing in height. Also in figurative context: cf. tide, n. 9. swellingc1550 Rising in waves, or as a wave; rising in level, becoming fuller, as a river or the tide. Chiefly poetic. swollen1652 Of a body of water: cf. swell, v. 1b 2b 3b. |
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