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
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As this pressure persists over time, these cushions may become engorged and thereby develop into appreciable hemorrhoids.
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Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
The danger is over for residents of Alaska's capital city of Juneau, who were urged to evacuate on Aug. 13 as the nearby Mendenhall River, engorged by water from a glacial outburst caused by a melting glacier, surpassed record flood levels.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
Fallout from Monday’s severe weather continued into Tuesday in the New York City and tristate area, as flash-flood runoff engorged rivers, closed some roads and plagued train tunnels.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 15 July 2025
At one point it was engorged with as much water as Niagara Falls.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 10 July 2025
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Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
The danger is over for residents of Alaska's capital city of Juneau, who were urged to evacuate on Aug. 13 as the nearby Mendenhall River, engorged by water from a glacial outburst caused by a melting glacier, surpassed record flood levels.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
Fallout from Monday’s severe weather continued into Tuesday in the New York City and tristate area, as flash-flood runoff engorged rivers, closed some roads and plagued train tunnels.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 15 July 2025
At one point it was engorged with as much water as Niagara Falls.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 10 July 2025
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“Engorge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/engorge. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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engorge
verb
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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