bloating

verb

present participle of bloat
as in bulking

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloating
  1. flooding
  2. crowding
  3. drenching
Verb
  • Digg shut down its Reddit competitor in March, citing an inability to control the volume of bots flooding the site.
    — Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Heavy rains earlier this week swamped other areas of New York as well as New Jersey and Pennsylvania, flooding streets and leading to water rescues.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
Definition of flooding
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  • The company can’t outspend the luxury conglomerates crowding the Champagne category in other sports, so FIFA gives it substantial stature as a small, independent maison with a global platform.
    — Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Some are fleeing by boat, sleeping in cars and crowding into emergency shelters as disaster spreads.
    — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 27 July 2026
Definition of crowding
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  • Any storms that do pop up will have drenching downpours, but likely wouldn't last any longer than 45 minutes and their coverage should be low.
    — Steven Sosna, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • Upon impact, the balloons explode, drenching both mom and son.
    — Lynda Lin Grigsby, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of drenching
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