bloating

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
  • Jubilant Knicks fans flooded the streets of New York Saturday night, crowding into intersections and climbing light poles and buses, to celebrate the team’s first NBA championship win in more than 50 years.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
  • Visitors must adhere to the one-way system that was implemented along popular stretches during peak times to reduce crowding.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026
Verb
  • Melissa slammed Jamaica after drenching southern Haiti and parts of the Dominican Republic with heavy rains before continuing on to Cuba.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
  • Rainfall totals in the Kansas City area The storms packed a powerful punch, producing frequent lighting and thunder, prompting a tornado warning for parts of Clay and Jackson counties, and drenching some parts of the metro.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2026
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“Bloating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloating. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.

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