Pomen besede swell v stavku

Tkalka časa je 4. nov 2016 ob 19:19 izjavil:

Miha 333 je 4. nov 2016 ob 18:40 izjavil:

V tem kontekstu pomeni množico oz. tok ljudi, val ljudi (v velikosti majhnega mesta).

V takih primerih za razumevanje pomaga celoten kontekst oz. odstavek, potem stavek dobi pravi pomen:

For particularly tragic funerals, such as that of someone young, the handshaking at the funeral home service can seem like a marathon which goes on for hours and hours, and must be exhausting for the family. Yet I imagine that seeing faces you never expected to see and having the swell of a small town pass through the door just to wish you well must be an incredible crutch of support in a time of such loneliness.

swell
noun
...
19. a wave, especially when long and unbroken, or a series of such waves.
20. a gradually rising elevation of the land.
21. an increase in amount, degree, force, etc.
...

http://www.dictionary.com/browse/swell

Torej v tem primeru bi bila definicija iz slovarja, ki bi se pomenu najbolj približala:
19. a wave, especially when long and unbroken, or a series of such waves.

Hvala lepa za odgovor! ^^