n. 1. The act of that which swells; as, the swelling of rivers in spring; the swelling of the breast with pride. [ 1913 Webster ]
Rise to the swelling of the voiceless sea. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A protuberance; a prominence; especially (Med.), an unnatural prominence or protuberance; as, a scrofulous swelling. [ 1913 Webster ]
The superficies of such plates are not even, but have many cavities and swellings. Sir I. Newton. [ 1913 Webster ]