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Tumesce

verb/tˈuːmɛs/

Definition

expand abnormally

The bellies of the starving children are swelling

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈuːmɛs/

🇬🇧British English

/tjˈuːmɛs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tjˈuːmɛs/

3 syllables Say it as /tˈuːmɛs/.

Examples

The bellies of the starving children are swelling

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

swell swell up intumesce tumefy

Parts of Speech

verb	expand abnormally “The bellies of the starving children are swelling”

Word Forms

swelling	noun	an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
intumescency	noun	swelling up with blood or other fluids (as with congestion)
intumescence	noun	swelling up with blood or other fluids (as with congestion)
tumefaction	noun	the process of tumefying; the organic process whereby tissue becomes swollen by the accumulation of fluid within it
tumescent	adjective	abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

tumes

se développer anormalement

🇳🇱Dutch

tuimelen

abnormaal uitbreiden

🇷🇺Russian

набухание

аномально расширяться

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

肿胀

异常膨胀

🇯🇵Japanese

トゥメス

異常に膨張する

🇰🇷Korean

투메세

비정상적으로 확장

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sưng tấy

mở rộng bất thường

🇹🇭Thai

สิว

ขยายตัวผิดปกติ

🇮🇩Indonesian

tumece

berkembang secara tidak normal

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تورم

توسيع بشكل غير طبيعي

🇹🇷Turkish

şişkinlik

anormal şekilde genişlemek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לצמוח

להתרחב בצורה חריגה

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