engorgement
engorgement · engorgements
The act of swallowing greedilyThe act of swallowing greedily.
» Dessert presents an opportunity for self-engorgement.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of swallowing greedily.
(countable, uncountable)The process or the condition of becoming engorged, becoming over-filled with fluid.
More definitions
- eating ravenously or voraciously to satiation
- congestion with blood
Examples
1 sentencesDessert presents an opportunity for self-engorgement.
Translations
2 languagesForms
plural: engorgements| Singular | engorgement |
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedengorge
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable