gulp, pant, puff
swell
The root word of "swollen" is "swell." "Swell" means to become larger in size, which is the basis for the word "swollen" indicating a body part that has enlarged due to inflammation or injury.
splay, widen, swell
bud
nifty
swell, climb, surge
The root word 'edem' means 'swell.'
bulge
Swell means to grow bigger, as in 'the swell of the ocean' or 'I could see his chest swell with pride' or, in musical terms, 'the swell of the orchestra' as it grows louder. It is also used as a slang term to mean 'good'.
I/You/We/They puff. He/She/It puffs. The present participle is puffing.
Snuff rhymes with puff.