şişmek — meaning in English

English meaning

• 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

şişmek is used for these senses in English:

• inflate (intransitive) To enlarge by filling with air (or a gas).
• swell (intransitive) To become bigger, especially due to being engorged.

inflate — full definition

1. verb To fill something with air or gas so that it expands.
2. verb To increase something, such as a price or figure, beyond its real or reasonable level.

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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