Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

congest

/kənˈd͡ʒɛst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.48 in modern English

Syllables: con-gest
IPA: /kənˈd͡ʒɛst/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A farmer whose lands do not support him adequately.

verb

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.

Transitive verb

verb

To become blocked or obstructed

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"For quotations using this term, see Citations:congest."
"congest traffic"
"congest roads"
"congest lungs"
"Pollution can congest the city’s streets with smog."
"Nasal passages can congest during a cold."

Usage

Inflected Forms

congests (plural) congests (present, singular) congesting (participle, present) congested (participle, past) congested (past)

Derived Forms

congestable congestee congester congestible congestor decongest recongest

Frequently Paired Words

congeries congestant congestion congestive

Synonyms

smallholder clog choke off clog up back up choke foul crap up

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce congest?: The recorded pronunciation is /kənˈd͡ʒɛst/.
What does congest mean?: A farmer whose lands do not support him adequately.

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