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The act of swelling, or the state of being swollen, or turgescent.

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  1. n. The act of swelling, or the state of being swollen, or turgescent.
  2. n. Empty magnificence or pompousness; inflation; bombast; turgidity.
  3. 1. The act of swelling, or the state of being swollen, or turgescent. Sir T. Browne. 2. Empty magnificence or pompousness; inflation; bombast; turgidity. Johnson.