bloating
nounUK /ˈbləʊtɪŋ/
US /ˈbloʊtɪŋ/
A swollen, puffy feeling in your tummy, like it is full of air.
After eating too much cake, she felt bloating in her stomach.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The act of becoming larger or rounder by filling with air or liquid.
The bloating of the balloon made it float higher.
3. A condition in which a body part or object swells up.
The doctor checked the bloating around his ankle.
4. The process of something increasing in size or amount, often too much.
The bloating of the budget worried the team.