engorgement

English

Etymology

engorge +‎ -ment

Noun

engorgement (countable and uncountable, plural engorgements)

The act of swallowing greedily.
The process or the condition of becoming engorged, becoming over-filled with fluid.

Translations

the process or the condition of becoming engorged

Portuguese: ingurgitamento (pt) m, engorgitamento m

French

Etymology

From engorger (“to clog”) +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.ɡɔʁ.ʒə.mɑ̃/
Audio (file)

Noun

engorgement m (plural engorgements)

Further reading

“engorgement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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