: 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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Cabins aren’t fully pressurized, so the gas in your stomach expands at altitude and leaves you bloated.
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Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026
The gas in your stomach expands as the pressure drops, leaving you bloated.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 13 June 2026
The bloated government budgets and waning federal revenues of the past decade are driving up costs across the board.
—Martha Gimbel, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
The talent on display will be breathtaking and the matches should be thrilling, though a bloated group stage featuring 72 matches could dilute some of the excitement early in the tournament.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 11 June 2026
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Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026
The gas in your stomach expands as the pressure drops, leaving you bloated.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 13 June 2026
The bloated government budgets and waning federal revenues of the past decade are driving up costs across the board.
—Martha Gimbel, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
The talent on display will be breathtaking and the matches should be thrilling, though a bloated group stage featuring 72 matches could dilute some of the excitement early in the tournament.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 11 June 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 19 Jun. 2026.
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