aufblähen
German
Etymology
From Middle High German ūfblæjen. Equivalent to auf + blähen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯fˌblɛːən/, [ˈʔao̯fˌblɛː.ən], [-ˌbleː.ən], [-n̩]
Verb
aufblähen (third-person singular simple present bläht auf, past tense blähte auf, past participle aufgebläht, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive, usually of the wind, a gas) to inflate; to puff up; to balloon
- (reflexive, of a thing) to be inflated, puffed up, ballooned
- (reflexive, of a person) to boast; to strut
Synonyms
- blähen (all senses, but now rarer than the compound)