plim

verb

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plimmed; plimmed; plimming; plims

intransitive verb

dialectal, chiefly England : to increase in size : fill out : swell

her bosom plimmed and fell

—Thomas Hardy

transitive verb

dialectal, chiefly England : inflate, swell

plimming her chest towards them

—Joyce Cary

Word History

Etymology

perhaps alteration of plum entry 2

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