bloating

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbləʊtɪŋ/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbloʊtɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -əʊtɪŋ

Verb

bloating

1. present participle and gerund of bloat

Noun

bloating (plural bloatings)

1. A bloated condition; distention.

   Synonyms: bloatedness, swelling, turgidity; see also Thesaurus:swollenness

   • 1914, Canada Lancet, volume 47, page 371:

     The bloatings, the bowel distentions, the torments from gas retention, the inability to expel flatus, are all conspicuously absent and if present are so in a mild degree.

Derived terms

• antibloating

Translations

bloated condition; distention — see also distension

• Arabic: نَفْخ m (nafḵ), اِنْتِفَاخ m (intifāḵ)
• German: Aufgedunsenheit f, Blähung (de) f

Anagrams

• bog Latin, oblating, obligant