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inflar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • billow noun A large wave, swell, surge, or undulating mass of something, such as water, smoke, fabric or sound.
  • bloat verb To swell up, especially with gas or fluid.
  • inflate verb To fill something with air or gas so that it expands.
  • swell verb To grow bigger, especially by filling with fluid or gas.

Senses

inflar is used for these senses in English:

  • billow To swell out or bulge.
  • bloat To cause to become distended.
  • bloat To fill soft substance with gas, water, etc.; to cause to swell.
  • inflate (transitive) To enlarge an object by pushing air (or a gas) into it; to raise or expand abnormally
  • puff up (transitive) To inflate with air.
  • pump up (transitive) To inflate by means of a pump.
  • swell (transitive) To raise to arrogance; to puff up; to inflate.

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.

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