to bloat
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4.9
- verb
- /bloʊt/
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hincharse
- Each morning, she bought a liter of milk and drank it all at once, her stomach bloating uncomfortably.
Parasites anytime that you bloat right after you eat.
- Parasites anytime that you bloat right after you eat.
- And so maybe counterintuitively, it will be bigger spatially, it will distend, it will bloat, although it'll be redder, it'll be cooler.
- And so it's kind of wild, you know, when someone dies, first you, like, bloat up and then as you decompose, it like, goose starts coming out of everywhere.
- So, you know, it bloats, you get a lot of bloating in the water.
Examples
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You looked a little bloated in the last commercial.
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His nose, by now, was pocked, his stomach bloated, and his eyes bleary, but he had a yen for Anita.
Fiction book (1997) -
Should they do so, the men would bloat up and die.
Academic text (1993) -
Left 'em in the sun to bloat and feed the flies.
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So, you know, it bloats, you get a lot of bloating in the water.
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Just lays there until it bloats enough to come to the top.
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The pigeon was bloated, as if there were a little balloon under the feathers.
Fiction book (2000) -
After eating too quickly, he felt bloat in his stomach and blamed it on the gas from the soda.
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Certain foods can bloat your stomach, making you feel uncomfortable after meals.
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The balloon began to bloat as air was pumped into it, expanding its size significantly.
Synonyms
117
3.2
To become larger often by pressure or by soaking in water
28
3.9
Become larger and rounder because of liquid, injury, or illness
21
4.7
To increase quickly in size or amount
20
4.1
To swell or make part of the body larger
12
8.2
To swell because of pressure inside, for example a stomach or a balloon
7
2.7
To swell or become larger suddenly
7
2.9
To swell so that part of something sticks out
5
3.5
To make something larger by filling with air or pride
3
3.7
To stick out in a round shape, like a pocket or balloon
2
7.7
To become swollen as it fills with blood or other fluid
2
4.4
To make something larger or more full, for example by filling it with air
1
5.4
To stick out or swell in a visible way
1
9.2
To become much larger, often by filling with air
1
4.5
Fill something with too much air so it may burst
To stick out in a round shape, like a jacket or sail in the wind
Antonyms
How Swollen
21
4.7
12
8.2
19
4.9
117
3.2
44
2.9
2
4.4
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb bloat comes from an old word meaning 'to swell' or 'puff up'. So when something bloats, it has filled with air, gas, or liquid and has become larger or tight.