Tumesce (Verb)
Meaning
Expand abnormally; "The bellies of the starving children are swelling".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- His body began to tumesce due to an allergic reaction to the insect bite.
- The once-thriving tree started to tumesce and turn colors before eventually dying off.
- Certain areas of her skin began to tumesce where the venom had entered her bloodstream.
- As the patient's health began to decline rapidly, her tongue did start to tumesce.
- Due to severe malnutrition, the bellies of the children started to tumesce in alarming proportions.