Difference between Congested and Engorged

What is the difference between Congested and Engorged?

Congested as a verb is to hinder or block the passage of something moving, for example a fluid, mixture, traffic, people, etc. (due to an excess of this or due to a partial or complete obstruction), resulting in overfilling or overcrowding. while Engorged as a verb is to devour something greedily, gorge, glut.

Congested

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To hinder or block the passage of something moving, for example a fluid, mixture, traffic, people, etc. (due to an excess of this or due to a partial or complete obstruction), resulting in overfilling or overcrowding.

Engorged

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To devour something greedily, gorge, glut.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Of or pertaining to something that is overly filled with fluid, especially a blood vessel.

We hope you now know whether to use Congested or Engorged in your sentence.

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