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    tumescent
    /tjuːˈmɛsnt/

    adjective

    • 1. swollen or becoming swollen, especially as a response to sexual arousal.
    • 2. (especially of language or literary style) pompous or pretentious: "his prose is tumescent, full of orotund language"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › tumescentTumescent Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    : somewhat swollen. tumescent tissue. Synonyms. bloated. blown. distended. overinflated. puffed. swollen. tumid. turgid. varicosed. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of tumescent in a Sentence. our pregnant kitty's tumescent middle. Word History. Etymology.

  3. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitiontumescent adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of tumescent adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTUMESCENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    TUMESCENT definition: 1. swollen or becoming swollen, especially because of sexual excitement: 2. swollen or becoming…. Learn more.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › tumescentTumescent - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    Something tumescent is puffy or bloated. An overripe peach could be described as tumescent, swollen and bursting with juice. You'll often find the adjective tumescent describing body parts swelling with sexual excitement, but it can be used for anything that's distended or enlarged.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTUMESCENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Definition of 'tumescent' tumescent in British English. (tjuːˈmɛsənt ) adjective. swollen or becoming swollen. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. tumescence (tuˈmescence) noun. Word origin. C19: from Latin tumescere to begin to swell, from tumēre. You may also like. Collins. Apps. English Quiz.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › tumescentTumescent - definition of tumescent by The Free Dictionary

    tumescent - abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas; "hungry children with bloated stomachs"; "he had a grossly distended stomach"; "eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids"; "swollen hands"; "tumescent tissue"; "puffy tumid flesh"

  8. www.oed.com › dictionary › tumescent_adjtumescent, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the adjective tumescent mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective tumescent. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status.

  9. www.britannica.com › dictionary › tumescentTumescent Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    tumescent (adjective) tumescent /tu ˈ mɛsn̩t/ Brit /tju ˈ mɛsn̩t/ adjective. Britannica Dictionary definition of TUMESCENT. technical. : somewhat swollen. tumescent tissue.

  10. www.dictionary.com › browse › tumescentTUMESCENT Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    adjective. swelling; slightly tumid. exhibiting or affected with many ideas or emotions; teeming. pompous and pretentious, especially in the use of language; bombastic. tumescent. / tjuːˈmɛsənt / adjective. swollen or becoming swollen.

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTUMESCENT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    TUMESCENT meaning: 1. swollen or becoming swollen, especially because of sexual excitement: 2. swollen or becoming…. Learn more.