# bloating

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈbləʊtɪŋ/ · frequency rank #40,585

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of bloat

## Easily confused with
- **blowing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bloating-vs-blowing)
- **boating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bloating-vs-boating)
- **booting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bloating-vs-booting)
- **Boateng** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bloating-vs-boateng)
- **blocking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bloating-vs-blocking)
- **blogging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bloating-vs-blogging)
- **blooming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bloating-vs-blooming)
- **boasting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bloating-vs-boasting)
- **beating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beating-vs-bloating)
- **blaming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blaming-vs-bloating)
- **blazing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blazing-vs-bloating)
- **blaring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blaring-vs-bloating)
- **blasting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blasting-vs-bloating)

## Common misspellings (12)
`bbloating`, `blaoting`, `blloating`, `bloaitng`, `bloatign`, `bloatingg`, `bloatinng`, `bloatnig`, `bloatting`, `blotaing`, `bolating`, `lboating`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bloating