Meanings
verbturgesce (third-person singular simple present turgesces, present participle turgescing, simple past and past participle turgesced)
present singular third person turgesces · participle present turgescing · participle past turgesced · past turgesced
Origin
- Latinturgescere
- Englishturgesce
From Latin turgescere, verb inchoate from turgere (“to swell”).
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Rhymes with turgesce
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APA
turgesce. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turgesce
MLA
“turgesce.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turgesce. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “turgesce,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turgesce.
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