engorge

Example Sentences

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This inflammation causes blood vessels to become engorged, which is what makes eyes looks red or pink, says Thomas Steinemann, a clinical spokesperson for the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

From Scientific American

Across Asia melting snow and ice are engorging rivers and undercutting hill slopes, making them prone to collapse.

From Scientific American

As yet another atmospheric river barrels toward California, residents brace for the threat of engorged rivers and overtopped reservoirs.

From Los Angeles Times

As the diuretic treatment is repeated, patients’ fluid retention gets worse and worse until the kidneys fail and eventually even the tricuspid valve itself gets engorged with fluids.

From New York Times

Rainfall has engorged the Santa Ana River and its channels, a reminder of their destructive threat.

From Los Angeles Times