Aufblasen — meaning in English

English meaning

• bloat verb To swell up, especially with gas or fluid.
• bluster noun Loud, blustering talk that is more show than substance; empty bravado.
• huff noun A fit of annoyance or offended pride.
• inflate verb To fill something with air or gas so that it expands.
• inflation noun A general and sustained rise in prices, which reduces the purchasing power of money.
• puffery noun An act of puffing.
• swell verb To grow bigger, especially by filling with fluid or gas.

Senses

Aufblasen is used for these senses in English:

• bloat To cause to become distended.
• bloat To fill soft substance with gas, water, etc.; to cause to swell.
• blow up (transitive, dated) To inflate, as with pride, self-conceit, etc.; to puff up.
• blow up (intransitive, of a storm) To begin; to gather; to form.
• bluster Pompous, officious talk.
• huff (intransitive) To bluster or swell with anger, arrogance, or pride; to storm; to take offense. [from the 16th c.]
• inflate (transitive) To enlarge an object by pushing air (or a gas) into it; to raise or expand abnormally
• inflate (intransitive) To enlarge by filling with air (or a gas).

bloat — full definition

1. verb To swell up, especially with gas or fluid.
2. verb To fill something with unnecessary bulk or excess.
3. noun A swollen, uncomfortable feeling in the stomach, or unnecessary excess in something.

bluster — full definition

1. noun Loud, blustering talk that is more show than substance; empty bravado.
2. noun A sudden strong gust or blast, especially of wind.
3. verb To talk loudly and aggressively, often to intimidate or to cover up weakness.
4. verb Of wind: to blow in strong, noisy gusts.

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