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US
/ˈbɫoʊt/
]
[ UK /blˈəʊt/ ]
[ UK /blˈəʊt/ ]
NOUN
- swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of domestic animals caused by excessive gas
VERB
-
make bloated or swollen
Hunger bloated the child's belly -
become bloated or swollen or puff up
The dead man's stomach was bloated
How To Use bloat In A Sentence
- Depending on the size of your pippy bag, the proportions will be all wrong, and it will look a bit like a three-dimensional stick person with a huge bloated hydrocephalic head, but don't worry about that. Hooting Yard
- Swelling and bloating are often less troublesome if you avoid adding extra salt to food and steer clear of smoked meats and ready-cooked meals. The Sun
- If it's wind or bloating, you get too much. The Sun
- Thereby, you will be able to navigate your way ahead, carefully picking your route around bloated wobbly people, inconsiderate ‘wallowers’ and arsey posers as they try to impress the girls.
- And apart from altered bowel movement, IBS sufferers also complain about feeling bloated, abdominal pain and discomfort.
- The cow's stomach was bloated from eating the wet fodder.
- The included apps -- described by some fuming customers as 'bloatware' -- such as 360 updates, a music shop and another Web browser, were also said not to even work due to network connectivity problems. Crave at CNET UK
- The infighting within his bloated campaign attracted as much, if not more, ink and airtime than his policy ideas.
- Signs of bloat are stomach pain and futile attempts to vomit and to salivate.
- It was in form more like a wolf, with bloated, powerful muscles covered in brown folds of skin.