verb
- present participle of congest; blocking or filling with an excessive amount of something, especially traffic or fluid
Usage: medical contexts; traffic contexts
Examples
- The accident is congesting traffic on the highway.
- Mucus is congesting her nasal passages.
- Construction work is congesting the downtown area.
- The infection is congesting his lungs with fluid.
- Heavy rainfall is congesting the storm drains.
- Rush hour traffic is congesting all major roads.