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turgid in Spanish

turgid in Spanish is túrgido, turgente, ampuloso — turgid means swollen beyond its normal size, usually by fluid pressing outward from inside.

turgid in Spanish

túrgido
adj
Distended beyond the natural state by some internal agent, especially fluid, or expansive force.
turgente
adj
Distended beyond the natural state by some internal agent, especially fluid, or expansive force.
ampuloso
adj
(of language or style) Overly complex and difficult to understand; grandiloquent; bombastic.

What does "turgid" mean?

  1. adj Swollen beyond its normal size, usually by fluid pressing outward from inside.
  2. adj Describes a river that has swollen with extra water, as after a flood.
    "The Jiet River lay before them, as thick and turgid as a gorged snake, its crosshatched surface reflecting the same ghastly hue that pervaded the Burning Plains."
  3. adj Written or spoken in a needlessly complicated and pompous way.
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turgid in a sentence

  • The Jiet River lay before them, as thick and turgid as a gorged snake, its crosshatched surface reflecting the same ghastly hue that pervaded the Burning Plains.

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What is "turgid" in Spanish?
"turgid" in Spanish is túrgido, turgente, ampuloso. turgid means: Swollen beyond its normal size, usually by fluid pressing outward from inside.
Are there other ways to say "turgid" in Spanish?
Yes — Spanish has 3 translations listed for "turgid": túrgido, turgente, ampuloso.
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