: overfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc.
felt bloated from eating too much
a bloated body
—often used figuratively to describe something as having grown excessively largea bloated budget
a bloated bureaucracy
Examples of bloated in a Sentence
I felt bloated from eating too much.
a bloated sense of his own importance
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That’s because it’s considered a red giant star, a bloated star nearing the end of its life.
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Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 13 Apr. 2025
Enemies are bloated, fat, and covered in armor, or are made of sinew and bone, standing two heads taller than the already hulking Slayer, while some perch on the back of what can only be described as flesh-dogs mounted by generic looking demons adorned in cruel looking plate.
—Kazuma Hashimoto, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
But scientists suspect that its bloated atmosphere, composed primarily of hydrogen and helium, may be the result of intense heating from its parent star, which the world orbits once every 6.2 days.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 24 Mar. 2025
The broadcaster had for years been dogged by a reputation as an outdated relic of the Cold War, a bloated boondoggle where politically influential people found jobs for their relatives.
—Frances Robles, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2025
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Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 13 Apr. 2025
Enemies are bloated, fat, and covered in armor, or are made of sinew and bone, standing two heads taller than the already hulking Slayer, while some perch on the back of what can only be described as flesh-dogs mounted by generic looking demons adorned in cruel looking plate.
—Kazuma Hashimoto, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
But scientists suspect that its bloated atmosphere, composed primarily of hydrogen and helium, may be the result of intense heating from its parent star, which the world orbits once every 6.2 days.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 24 Mar. 2025
The broadcaster had for years been dogged by a reputation as an outdated relic of the Cold War, a bloated boondoggle where politically influential people found jobs for their relatives.
—Frances Robles, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bloated
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“Bloated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloated. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.
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