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Bloat – Swell; Expand Excessively

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Bloat - Swell; Excessively expand

Pronounced as Bloat (rhyming with Float) {Listen to it here}

It comes from Old Norse Blautr meaning soft or wet and perhaps indicates swollen due to being wet.

Situational Uses / Sentences:

  • Indigestion is caused by too much stomach acid which causes stomach pains, bloating, excess wind, belching, or heartburn.
  • Linus calls Linux ‘bloated and huge’ – TheRegister.co.uk

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