bloat

[ US /ˈbɫoʊt/ ]
[ UK /blˈə‍ʊt/ ]
NOUN
  1. swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of domestic animals caused by excessive gas
VERB
  1. make bloated or swollen
    Hunger bloated the child's belly
  2. become bloated or swollen or puff up
    The dead man's stomach was bloated
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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.
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