congested
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3.6
- adjective
- /kənˈdʒɛstɪd/
- Specialized
:
congestionado
- This cigarette's made my chest all congested.
- congested and edematous
My throat felt a little congested.
- My throat felt a little congested.
- I was super nauseous and like achy over the weekend and now I'm just like super congested so I don't know what's going on.
- It's about this is how much is required to get your tissues to not be congested.
Examples
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I have a fever, he wrote, my chest is congested, and on top of that, I have a head cold.
Fiction book (1994) -
Though my nasal passages do become congested when I'm sad.
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Well, your chest is congested.
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I should see a doctor because my chest feels congested.
Fiction book (1994) -
I have a cold and I'm so congested, so that's why I sound like this.
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And he said his lungs were so congested he thought he might have pneumonia.
Fiction book (2001) -
The vessels are occluded and the face is dark red and congested, indicating cyanosis.
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I can tell you, I've been, like, congested for about a month, and this is the first time I've been able to, like, actually feel air go through my nose, my face.
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We hear someone clearing congested lungs, coughing up phlegm; a slight crash.
Fiction book (2001) -
When I have a cold, I often wake up with a congested nose that makes it hard to breathe.
Synonyms
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3.2
A body part or object that is larger than normal because it has extra fluid inside
5
3.7
A blocked nose or chest that makes breathing difficult
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7.9
A body part that is swollen with extra fluid, often full of blood
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9.9
Swollen because it has too much fluid in body tissues
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8.6
Being swollen because it is full of liquid
How Filled
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Congested comes from Latin parts con- ('together') and gerere ('to carry'), and it originally meant 'carried together' or 'piled up', the same root you see in digest. So when a body part is congested, it is too full of blood or fluid that has 'piled up', causing swelling or discomfort.