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