Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bloated

/ˈbloʊtɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.33 in modern English

Syllables: bloat-ed
IPA: /ˈbloʊtɪd/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of bloat

adj

Swollen with fluid or gas.

adj

Excessively or extremely large or wealthy.

adj

Excessively overloaded with features, like bloatware.

adj

Slightly salted and lightly smoked.

Example Sentences

"For large firms, the SketchUp Workflow for Architecture will fit in where a bloated, overfeatured software suite is not necessary."
"a bloated herring"

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈbloʊtɪd/

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Food.

Inflected Forms

more bloated (comparative) most bloated (superlative)

Derived Forms

bloatedly bloatedness unbloated overbloated

Frequently Paired Words

overfeatured

Synonyms

puffy intumescent tumescent tumid turgid distended swollen

Rhymes With

voted quoted devoted promoted demoted throated misquoted uncoated outvoted gloated toted boated

Questions

How do you pronounce bloated?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbloʊtɪd/.
What does bloated mean?: simple past and past participle of bloat

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