bloating

present participle of bloat

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Verb
  • The historic victory sparked scenes of jubilation, with fans flooding the streets, celebrities joining in the festivities and city leaders planning a ticker-tape parade.
    Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 14 June 2026
  • With Uso taking one step closer toward another main event singles match, WWE fans are flooding YouTube and social media with negative reactions to Uso’s latest major singles victory.
    Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
Verb
  • The increasing frequency of rocket launches is crowding the region of space closest to Earth, known as low-Earth orbit—a zone that’s already peppered with tens of thousands of bits of decades-old hardware, some of it dating back to the Cold War.
    Dan Falk, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2025
  • But Pride continued in 2025 with a vibrant celebration, drawing thousands of people crowding the sidewalks, holding flags and signs, cheering fin the pouring rain for various parade participants.
    Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2025
Verb
  • Soon the sun won’t dip below the horizon at all, drenching the valley in perpetual light.
    Story by Billy Perrigo, Time, 4 June 2026
  • 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
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“Bloating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloating. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.

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