# engorgement

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The act of swallowing greedily.
2. The process or the condition of becoming engorged, becoming over-filled with fluid.

## Etymology
From engorge + -ment.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/engorgement