bloating
noun
- inflate, swelling
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈbləʊtɪŋ/ / /ˈbloʊtɪŋ/
noun
- A bloated condition; distention.
“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.”
verb
- present participle and gerund of bloat