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tumescing

tumescing is the present participle and gerund of tumesce.

Meaning of tumesce

Verb

tumesce (third-person singular simple present tumesces, present participle tumescing, simple past and past participle tumesced)

  1. (intransitive) To become tumescent; to expand or inflate.

Questions about tumescing

What is tumescing the present participle and gerund of?
Tumescing is the present participle and gerund of tumesce.

Words near tumescing in the dictionary

  1. tumescence
  2. tumescences
  3. tumescent
  4. tumescently
  5. tumesces
  6. tumescing
  7. Tumey
  8. Tumeys
  9. tumi
  10. tumid
  11. tumidities

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