gonfler

Definitions of gonfler
  1. verb
    swell out or bulge out
    synonyms: enfler
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    type of:
    distendre
    expand abnormally
  2. verb
    fill with gas or air
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    types:
    ondoyer, onduler
    rise and move, as in waves or billows
  3. verb
    become bloated or swollen or puff up
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    type of:
    distendre
    expand abnormally
  4. verb
    to swell or cause to enlarge, "Her faced puffed up from the drugs"
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    type of:
    distendre
    expand abnormally
  5. verb
    increase or raise
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    type of:
    augmenter
    raise the level or amount of something
  6. verb
    become inflated
    synonyms: ballonner
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    type of:
    agrandir, étendre
    become larger in size or volume or quantity
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