: overfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc.
felt bloated from eating too much
a bloated body
—often used figuratively to describe something as having grown excessively largea bloated budget
a bloated bureaucracy
Examples of bloated in a Sentence
I felt bloated from eating too much.
a bloated sense of his own importance
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Regardless, there’s a clear symbolism to Clark empathizing and embracing a bloated externalization of his own inchoate fury until someone with an outside perspective disturbs his peace, and that fury breaks loose and devours him.
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Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 29 May 2026
The underdog framing, the embassy accounts running wild on X, the cultural-reference dunking on a bloated American president—these are Ukrainian moves, transposed to a different war.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 27 May 2026
Pressure inside the workplace has increased for many reasons, including declining share prices and bloated expenses.
—Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Then, my stomach started feeling extra bloated.
—Amy Kimmel, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
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Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 29 May 2026
The underdog framing, the embassy accounts running wild on X, the cultural-reference dunking on a bloated American president—these are Ukrainian moves, transposed to a different war.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 27 May 2026
Pressure inside the workplace has increased for many reasons, including declining share prices and bloated expenses.
—Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Then, my stomach started feeling extra bloated.
—Amy Kimmel, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for bloated
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“Bloated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloated. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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