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bloated

The correct spelling is bloated.

How to pronounce bloated

verb

IPA: /ˈbloʊtɪd/

Say it like: Bloa-ted

The correct spelling is bloated. To cause to become distended. For example: "bloated herring"

Usage Examples

bloated herring

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To cause to become distended.
  2. 2.(veterinary medicine) to get an overdistended rumen, talking of a ruminant.
  3. 3.To fill soft substance with gas, water, etc.; to cause to swell.
  4. 4.To become distended; to swell up.
  5. 5.To fill with vanity or conceit.

adjective

  1. 1.Swollen with fluid or gas.
  2. 2.Excessively or extremely large or wealthy.
  3. 3.(of software) Excessively overloaded with features, known as bloatware.
  4. 4.(of food) Slightly salted and lightly smoked (as in bloated herring).

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