verb
- swelling with blood or other fluid
- eating or consuming greedily in large quantities
Usage: medical/biological
Examples
- The tick was engorging itself with blood from the dog.
- Blood vessels were engorging during the inflammatory response.
- The python was engorging its prey whole.
- He was engorging himself at the buffet table.
- The river was engorging with spring meltwater.
- Mosquitoes spend time engorging on their hosts.