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USF Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
swollen shut
Would you please tell me what this sentence means?
I don't understand "swollen shut".
"The window frame was swollen shut."
I don't understand "swollen shut".
"The window frame was swollen shut."
Top answer
" Unsealed or poorly sealed wood can swell from moisture (rain or ambient humidity). This sentence is saying that the (wooden) frame was swollen such that the window was unable to move, couldn't be opened.
- " Unsealed or poorly sealed wood can swell from moisture (rain or ambient humidity).
- This sentence is saying that the (wooden) frame was swollen such that the window was unable to move, couldn't be opened.
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youzouWould you please tell me what this sentence means?I don't understand "swollen shut"."The window frame was swollen shut."Unsealed or poorly sealed wood can swell from moisture (rain or ambient humidity). This sentence is saying that the (wooden) frame was swollen such that the window was unable to move, couldn't be opened.
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Someone who has been hit near the eye can have his eye swollen shut as well. There is so much swelling (puffiness) that he cannot open his eye.
(Just to give you another use, not to contradict the prior answer in any way.)
(Just to give you another use, not to contradict the prior answer in any way.)
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Thanks a lot Grammar Geek. You taught me another thing, and I should thank you because of that. You clear the point up! I had the experience.
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