bloats

Definition of bloatsnext
present tense third-person singular of bloat

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloats
Verb
  • The indulgence becomes not only possible but mandatory with Lollia’s Kiss Me Again Bubble Bath solution, which drenches skin in moisture by way of high-performing olive and avocado oils.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Throughout Friday, temperatures are expected to fall as rain drenches the area.
    Lauren Caruba, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The title floods the screen, in lavishly flowing script, a whopping 49 minutes into this 108-minute neo-noir, not far off the halfway mark.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Those missions are especially timely, given Chicago's unhoused population floods the system for shelter for a place to stay warm when temperatures plummet.
    Tara Molina, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • How about the person who fills your water glass, or clears the empty plates?
    Lynne Sullivan, The Providence Journal, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Armchair analysis fills the space that is created by the absence of available facts.
    Paige Williams, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Levi shoves someone just out of the frame, demands to know who threw stones, and later fires a shot, seemingly away from the crowd.
    Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
  • The agent shoves the observer again, and then turns his attention to Pretti, pushing him out of the way before shoving the observer to the ground.
    Yahya Abou-Ghazala, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • And the carne asada fries loads shredded cheese and carne asada onto a bed of french fries, topped with two salsas, sour cream, cilantro and onions.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Attackers can hide instructions inside that address and make Copilot execute them as soon as the page loads.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Jo Brand squashes one of hers, David Baddiel tries to eat his, while Rose Matafeo and Ed Gamble rip theirs to shreds and Katy Wix overestimates the naturalism of holding a hard hat under one arm for an extended period of time.
    Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Bloats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloats. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.

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