Intumesce
[in-too-mes, -tyoo-] /ˌɪn tʊˈmɛs, -tyʊ-/
verb (used without object), intumesced, intumescing.
1.
to swell up, as with heat; become tumid.
2.
to bubble up.
/ˌɪntjʊˈmɛs/
verb
1.
(intransitive) to swell or become swollen; undergo intumescence
intumesce in·tu·mesce (ĭn’tōō-měs’, -tyōō-)
v. in·tu·mesced, in·tu·mesc·ing, in·tu·mesc·es
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