sweal

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Synonyms: swell, seal, weal, steal, sweat, swear, smeal, sheal, swal, speal, swea

Antonyms: swell, seal, weal, steal, sweat, swear, smeal, sheal, swal, speal, swea

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[burn]] slowly.
2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[melt]] and run down, as the tallow of a candle; [[waste away]] without feeding the [[flame]].
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[singe]]; [[scorch]]; dress (as a hog) with burning or singeing.
4. {{lb|en|transitive|dialectal}} To consume with [[fire]]; [[burn]].
5. {{lb|en|transitive|dialectal}} To make [[disappear]]; cause to waste away; [[diminish]]; [[reduce]].

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