heartswelling

English

Etymology

heart +‎ swelling

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑː(ɹ)tˌswɛlɪŋ/

Adjective

heartswelling (comparative more heartswelling, superlative most heartswelling)

1. heartwrenching

   powerful, heartswelling music

   • 1591, Ed[mund] Sp[enser], “Muiopotmos, or The Fate of the Butterflie”, in Complaints. Containing Sundrie Small Poemes of the Worlds Vanitie. […], London: […] William Ponsonbie, […], →OCLC:

     heartswelling hate

   • 1814 July, [Jane Austen], chapter XXXVII, in Mansfield Park: […], volumes (please specify |volume=I to III), London: […] T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC:

     but her happiness was of a quiet, deep, heart-swelling sort; and though never a great talker, she was always more inclined to silence when feeling most strongly

   • 2022, Chris Jones, The Eye Test:

     He writes weird, heartswelling movies like Being John Malkovich and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, none of which follow McKee's principles.

References

• “heartswelling”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.