as in swollen
enlarged beyond normal from internal pressure
turgid leeches having had their fill of blood
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Counter-attacking comes less naturally to him, and his tendency to drop behind the ball rather than run beyond it to stretch the defence was shown in this move midway through a turgid first half at the weekend.
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Jordan Campbell, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
This led to Rogers’ booking and the third loose pass that encapsulated Villa’s turgid evening.
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Jon Ingold finds most video game writing empty at best, turgid at worst.
—Samuel Horti, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Forest fans were willing to forgive some rather turgid soccer and dreadful results as long as there was a chance Cooper could keep them up.
—Steve Price, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
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Jordan Campbell, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
This led to Rogers’ booking and the third loose pass that encapsulated Villa’s turgid evening.
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Jon Ingold finds most video game writing empty at best, turgid at worst.
—Samuel Horti, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Forest fans were willing to forgive some rather turgid soccer and dreadful results as long as there was a chance Cooper could keep them up.
—Steve Price, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Turgid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turgid. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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