tumescent
[too-mes-uhnt, tyoo-]
/ tuˈmɛs ənt, tyu- /
ADJECTIVE
swollen
Synonyms
Example Sentences
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Tumescent strings fill the background with throbbing sound as Burton, with lips parlando, sounds something like Rex Harrison speaking from inside a marshmallow, or�vestigially�even a bit like himself declaiming the splendors of Camelot.
From Time Magazine Archive
