Deflating

verb

verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

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

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derogatoryserializationserialization

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"The economy began deflating in 2017, with the consumer price index falling 0.8%."

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