Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bloating

/ˈbloʊtɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.72 in modern English

Syllables: bloat-ing
IPA: /ˈbloʊtɪŋ/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of bloat

noun

A bloated condition; distention.

Example Sentences

"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."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈbloʊtɪŋ/
British English: /ˈbləʊtɪŋ/

Inflected Forms

bloatings (plural)

Derived Forms

antibloating

Synonyms

bloatedness swelling turgidity bloating distension ectasia ectasis intumescence inturgescence nodosity swollenness tumescence

Rhymes With

voting promoting floating noting quoting coating boating devoting denoting toting gloating doting

Questions

How do you pronounce bloating?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbloʊtɪŋ/.
What does bloating mean?: present participle and gerund of bloat

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