Bloating

//ˈbləʊtɪŋ// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    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."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of bloat form-of, gerund, participle, present

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accessaccessionaccumulationadditionadvanceamplification

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"I must move otherwise I'll have bloating!"

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