"engorgement" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: engorgements [plural]
Etymology: From engorge + -ment. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|engorge|ment}} engorge + -ment Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} engorgement (countable and uncountable, plural engorgements)
  1. The act of swallowing greedily. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-engorgement-en-noun-yMitck8F Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ment, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ment: 75 25 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 69 10 17 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 78 7 12 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 80 20
  2. The process or the condition of becoming engorged, becoming over-filled with fluid. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the process or the condition of becoming engorged): ingurgitamento [masculine] (Portuguese), engorgitamento [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-engorgement-en-noun-siRW2pU3 Disambiguation of 'the process or the condition of becoming engorged': 1 99

Inflected forms

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