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

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engorgement

Source Word

engorgement

countable uncountable

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

Japanese Meaning

がつがつと飲み込む行為・むさぼり食うこと / 液体や血液で過剰に満たされ、腫れ上がる状態

His engorgement of the sandwich was so loud that the other commuters glared.

彼がサンドイッチをむさぼり飲み込むように食べる音があまりに大きくて、ほかの通勤客は彼を睨んだ。

Sense（1）

The act of swallowing greedily.

Sense（2）

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

engorgements

（ plural ）