BLOATING

Verb

bloating

present participle of bloat

Noun

bloating (plural bloatings)

A bloated condition; distention.

Anagrams

• bog Latin, obligant

Source: Wiktionary


BLOAT

Bloat, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bloated; p. pr. & vb. n. Bloating.] Etym: [Cf. Icel. blotna to become soft, blautr soft, wet, Sw. blöt soft, blöta to soak; akin to G. bloss bare, and AS. bleát wretched; or perh. fr. root of Eng. 5th blow. Cf. Blote.]

1. To make turgid, as with water or air; to cause a swelling of the surface of, from effusion of serum in the cellular tissue, producing a morbid enlargement, often accompanied with softness.

2. To inflate; to puff up; to make vain. Dryden.

Bloat, v. i.

Definition: To grow turgid as by effusion of liquid in the cellular tissue; to puff out; to swell. Arbuthnot.

Bloat, a.

Definition: Bloated. [R.] Shak.

Bloat, n.

Definition: A term of contempt for a worthless, dissipated fellow. [Slang]

Bloat, v. t.

Definition: To dry (herrings) in smoke. See Blote.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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