膨れる — meaning in English

English meaning

• bulge noun A part that swells or sticks out from an otherwise flat or smooth surface.
• swell verb To grow bigger, especially by filling with fluid or gas.

Senses

膨れる is used for these senses in English:

• bulge (intransitive) To stick out from a surface without breaking it.
• swell (intransitive) To become bigger, especially due to being engorged.

bulge — full definition

1. noun A part that swells or sticks out from an otherwise flat or smooth surface.
2. noun A sudden increase in the size or value of something.
3. verb To swell or push outward, especially under pressure.

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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