bloating

Definition of bloatingnext
present participle of bloat

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloating
Verb
  • Grounds are already saturated, so additional rainfall will lead to flooding in low-lying areas across parts of North Texas.
    Lauren Bostwick, CBS News, 6 June 2026
  • Win or lose, the plays will be clipped incessantly, jammed into highlight reels or viral tweets, and B-roll of fans flooding the streets past subway stops adorned in Knicks colors and Timberlands will be plastered all over a thousand documentaries.
    Kyle Wagner, New York Daily News, 3 June 2026
Verb
  • Charles-Henry Monchau, chief investment officer at Syz Group, said bitcoin’s latest weekly decline has been driven by a combination of Strategy’s selling and a crowding-out effect from hot money chasing other assets.
    Tanaya Macheel,Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 5 June 2026
  • But judging from all the people crowding into downtown on that unseasonably warm March afternoon, Livermore isn’t so hidden anymore.
    Martha Ross, Mercury News, 4 June 2026
Verb
  • The bathrooms have spacious vanities stocked with Le Labo products in pump bottles, rain-drenching showers, and in many, soaking tubs that open to the guest room for natural light via sliding panels.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
  • Shortly after the second half got underway, heavy rain hit, drenching the players and blinding their field vision, but most of the fans stayed dry under Nu Stadium’s canopy that covers the stands.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 May 2026
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“Bloating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloating. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.

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