English verb: tumesce | |||
1. | tumesce (change) expand abnormally | ||
Samples | The bellies of the starving children are swelling. | ||
Synonyms | intumesce, swell, swell up, tumefy | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | expand | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | belly, belly out, blister, bloat, blow up, distend, puff, puff out, puff up, vesicate | ||