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gonfiarsi — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bloat verb To swell up, especially with gas or fluid.
  • swell verb To grow bigger, especially by filling with fluid or gas.

Senses

gonfiarsi is used for these senses in English:

  • bloat (intransitive, veterinary medicine) To get an overdistended rumen, talking of a ruminant.
  • swell (intransitive) To become bigger, especially due to being engorged.

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.

swell — full definition

  1. verb To grow bigger, especially by filling with fluid or gas.
  2. verb To grow gradually in force, loudness, or intensity.
  3. noun A long, rolling ocean wave that continues after the wind that made it has died down.
  4. adj Excellent; very good (informal, dated-sounding).

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