Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of bloat
nounbloating (plural bloatings)
plural bloatings
- A bloated condition; distention.
The bloatings, the bowel distentions, the torments from gas retention, the inability to expel flatus, are all conspicuously absent and if present are so in a mild degree.
1914, Canada Lancet, volume 47, page 371Synonyms: bloatedness, swelling, turgidity, bloatedness, distension, ectasia, ectasis, intumescence
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA bloated condition; distention.
Translations
Arabic نَفْخ, اِنْتِفَاخ
- نَفْخ (nafḵ)bloated condition; distention
- اِنْتِفَاخ (intifāḵ)bloated condition; distention
German Aufgedunsenheit, Blähung
- Aufgedunsenheitbloated condition; distention
- Blähungbloated condition; distention
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
APA
bloating. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bloating
MLA
“bloating.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bloating. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bloating,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bloating.
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