Synonyms of intumesce

Verb


1. bubble up, intumesce, surface, come up, rise up, rise

usage: move upwards in bubbles, as from the effect of heating; also used metaphorically; "Gases bubbled up from the earth"; "Marx's ideas have bubbled up in many places in Latin America"

2. swell, swell up, intumesce, tumefy, tumesce, expand

usage: expand abnormally; "The bellies of the starving children are swelling"

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Definition and meaning of intumesce (Dictionary)