bloat

[US]/bləʊt/
[UK]/blot/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. to cause to swell or expand; to pickle
vi. to swell or puff up; to become swollen or inflated; to become conceited
n. something swollen or inflated; a person who is swollen; a person who is conceited

Phrases & Collocations

bloated stomach

bloating sensation

bloated face

bloated software

Example Sentences

a bloated bureaucracy; a bloated budget.

bloated with too much food

the fungus has bloated their abdomens.

he had a bloated, unshaven face.

the bloated captains of industry.

the company trimmed its bloated labour force.

starving children with bloated stomachs

He would flense the corruption from the bloated bureaucracy that strangled the august government and reform it, as a new, more powerful, more secure institution.

and bloating and weight loss and muscle pain and steatorrhea; associated with celiac disease and sprue and cystic fibrosis.

Real-world Examples

Around them, the bodies were bloating and turning black.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) November 2015 Collection

Most creatures lived In packs and herds, In gaggles, bloats, and litters.

Source: Storyline Online English Stories

But for some reason, eating beans can result in more than just bloating and flatulence.

Source: Scishow Selected Series

His Mary was dead. Her skin was green, her body bloated, under a screaming red dress.

Source: The Power of Art - Michelangelo da Caravaggio

The Nordics are bloated compared with Singapore, and they have not focused enough on means-testing benefits.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

Bloated by subsidy, China's yards have turned out a surfeit of vessels, often poorly matched to customers' demands.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

He says the feed outen it gives the stock the bloat.

Source: Ah, pioneers!

The other thing the woman says she feels is some " bloating" (bloating).

Source: 2014 ESLPod

You're probably going to bloat as well when you die.

Source: SciShow Collection

Corporate speak for admitting that his social media empire was bloated.

Source: Economist Business

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