Swell!

How often do you believe surfers use this word "swell"? Why should surfers always pay attention to the weather forecast before going to surf anywhere?

 Have you ever listened to this word "swell" in usual conversations among ordinary people? Read these six examples below and check how different their meanings and uses are. Then you can check these differences clicking on the link below the examples. In which sentences "swell" was used as a verb, as an adjective or as a noun? Do you remember if this verb is a regular or an irregular verb?

. My ankles tend to swell when I travel by air. How about yours?

. Holidaymakers swell the local population in the summer. Do you know why?

. The river was swollen with rain. Have you noticed that?

. That young lady has a swell lifestyle, hasn't she?

. Her broken ankle swelled badly.

. A monster swell at the Bells Beach tournament broke boards and hearts!

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