distention
or dis·ten·sion
[ dih-sten-shuhn ]
noun
the act of distending or the state of being distended.
Origin of distention
1Other words from distention
- hy·per·dis·ten·tion, noun
- o·ver·dis·ten·tion, noun
- su·per·dis·ten·tion, noun
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use distention in a sentence
Needless to say that both are pruriently titillating,––both distentions are damnably suggestive, quite killing.
The Book of Khalid | Ameen RihaniNow, in the body of woman, certain parts are exposed to suffer great distentions and compressions.
Beauty | Alexander Walker
Browse