engorged; engorging; engorges
: gorge entry 1, glut
especially
: to fill with blood to the point of congestion
: to suck blood to the limit of body capacity
Examples of engorge in a Sentence
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The males are not visible to the unaided eye, and the females can only barely be seen if they're engorged
If there aren't enough beetles to feast upon, the mites will inadvertently bite mammals, such as horses, cattle, and humans.
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 26 June 2023
These arthropods are more likely to prey on ticks when they are fully engorged with blood.
—Paul Richards, Field & Stream, 9 Nov. 2023
The next day, his whole front leg was engorged and non-weight bearing.
—Kevin Farron, Outdoor Life, 21 Sep. 2023
As the lungs constrict, blood vessels engorge to prevent them from collapsing.
—Women's Health, 31 July 2023
For later miscarriages, after the first trimester, breasts may also become engorged with milk and/or leak some breast milk.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 29 June 2023
Researchers think a supermassive black hole is either engorging a giant mass of gas or ripping apart a star.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 12 May 2023
Rainfall has engorged the Santa Ana River and its channels, a reminder of their destructive threat.
—Gustavo Arellanocolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2023
That legacy is now under threat, after New York City voted in 2019 to ban the sale of foie gras, arguing that the way it is prepared, by force-feeding ducks to engorge their livers, amounts to torture and animal cruelty.
—Kimiko De Freytas-Tamura, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2023
Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 26 June 2023
These arthropods are more likely to prey on ticks when they are fully engorged with blood.
—Paul Richards, Field & Stream, 9 Nov. 2023
The next day, his whole front leg was engorged and non-weight bearing.
—Kevin Farron, Outdoor Life, 21 Sep. 2023
As the lungs constrict, blood vessels engorge to prevent them from collapsing.
—Women's Health, 31 July 2023
For later miscarriages, after the first trimester, breasts may also become engorged with milk and/or leak some breast milk.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 29 June 2023
Researchers think a supermassive black hole is either engorging a giant mass of gas or ripping apart a star.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 12 May 2023
Rainfall has engorged the Santa Ana River and its channels, a reminder of their destructive threat.
—Gustavo Arellanocolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2023
That legacy is now under threat, after New York City voted in 2019 to ban the sale of foie gras, arguing that the way it is prepared, by force-feeding ducks to engorge their livers, amounts to torture and animal cruelty.
—Kimiko De Freytas-Tamura, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2023
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engorge
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en·gorge
in-ˈgȯ(ə)rj 
Medical Definition
engorge
verb
en·gorge
in-ˈgȯ(ə)rj
engorged; engorging
: 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
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