bloatverb [ I or T ]
uk/bləʊt/us/bloʊt/to swell up, or to make someone or something swollen:
If I eat it, my stomach bloats up.
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Enlarging and inflating
- balloon
- blow
- blow sth up
- blow up
- broaden
- build (sb/sth) up
- bulk
- deepen
- engorged
- enlarge
- expand
- flare
- fluff sth up
- inflate
- lengthen
- magnification
- puff
- scale sth up
- stretch
- widen
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Becoming bigger
bloating
noun [ U ] uk/ˈbləʊ.tɪŋ/us/ˈbloʊ.t̬ɪŋ/
He suffered from indigestion and bloating.