engorge
verb
en·gorge
| \ in-ˈgȯrj
, en-\
, en-\
engorged;
engorging;
engorges
Definition of engorge
: to suck blood to the limit of body capacity
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Other Words from engorge
engorgement
\ in-ˈgȯrj-mənt
, en- \
noun
, en- \
noun
Examples of engorge in a Sentence
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The Mississippi River, which runs through the city, has been engorged for months as snowmelt and rainfall make their way down from the Midwest. — Fox News, "New Orleans residents stunned by severe flooding as tropical system strengthens," 11 July 2019 Ear Spring geyser, located in Yellowstone National Park, had long been engorged by years of trash left inside of it by ill-mannered tourists. — Sam Blum, Popular Mechanics, "Heavily Littered Yellowstone Geyser Spews Tons of Trash Into Air During Eruption," 5 Oct. 2018 The benign ones simply engorge themselves on your blood (or even worse, your precious dog’s blood), and the worst ones give you Lyme disease. — Katie Heaney, The Cut, "Apparently Tick Bites Can Make You Allergic to Red Meat," 25 June 2018 The boom first fell in 2014, when the price of crude plunged by more than half, breaking a string of $100-per-barrel years that had engorged budgets and bred complacency across the Gulf. — Bloomberg.com, "A Mideast Energy Giant Seizes New Energy Future," 10 May 2018 The species is dark brown and grows to about the size of a pea when engorged on blood. — Frank Kummer, Philly.com, "Tenacious invasive tick survived winter in N.J. Experts are worried," 23 Apr. 2018 Others show multiple figures, their torsos tangled together or stacked in stylized patterns. Genitals — often engorged — are anything but wallflowers. — David Pagel, latimes.com, "For Kitty Brophy, freedom from authority in some wickedly sensuous lines," 17 Apr. 2018 This second issue is pregnant with meaning, moments engorged and demanding to be explored. — Will Nevin, OregonLive.com, "TBT #29: Alt history, strong women, tough reporters and more coming in comics," 28 Feb. 2018 The species is dark brown and grows to about the size of a pea when engorged on the blood of its hosts. — Frank Kummer, Philly.com, "Infestation of Asian tick, previously unknown inside U.S., found in N.J.," 26 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'engorge.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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engorge
verb
en·gorge
| \ in-ˈgȯ(ə)rj
\
\
engorged;
engorging
Medical Definition of engorge
: to fill with blood to the point of congestion
the gastric mucosa was greatly engorged
: to suck blood to the limit of body capacity
unconscious of the dog tick engorging on his right ankle— John Barth
Other Words from engorge
engorgement
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noun
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noun