bloating
English
editPronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbləʊtɪŋ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbloʊtɪŋ/
Verb
editbloating
- present participle and gerund of bloat
Noun
editbloating (plural bloatings)
- A bloated condition; distention.
- 1914, Canada Lancet, volume 47, page 371:
- 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.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editbloated condition; distention — see also distension
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