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Antonyms for deflating


Grammar : Verb
Spell : dih-fleyt
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈfleɪt



Definition of deflating

Origin :
  • 1891, in reference to balloons, coinage based on inflate. Latin deflare meant "to blow away," but in the modern word the prefix is taken in the sense of "down." Related: Deflated; deflating.
  • verb reduce or cause to contract
  • verb humiliate
Example sentences :
  • Her gas escaped to mix with air, and the air of her rent balloonette poured into her deflating gas-chambers.
  • Extract from : « The War in the Air » by Herbert George Wells
  • The best filled paunches cannot resist them; deflating little by little, they make the heaviest light.
  • Extract from : « The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Vol. II (of 2) » by Charles de Coster

Synonyms for deflating

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