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Definition: INFLATING |
INFLATINGPersonal pronoun & verb & noun1. Of Inflate |
Date "INFLATING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1660. (references) |
Crosswords: INFLATING |
| English words defined with "INFLATING": glass blowing ♦ Haye ♦ Politzerization ♦ Sufflation ♦ Valsalvian experiment. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "INFLATING": BEAD MAKER ♦ CURING-PRESS OPERATOR ♦ glass-bead maker ♦ MOLDER, INFLATED BALL ♦ press operator, carcass ♦ TIRE VULCANIZER. (references) |
| Domain | Title |
Books | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Project Vortex - inflating a balloon.Credit: National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL). |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Play | Caption |
 | Inflating a balloon by mouth. |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Children | China | It also reportedly has led to school officials inflating the number of children actually enrolled. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "INFLATING" is generally used as a lexical verb (-ing form) -- approximately 94.44% of the time. "INFLATING" is used about 36 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Lexical Verb (-ing form) | 94.44% | 34 | 59,261 |
| Noun (singular) | 2.78% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 2.78% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 36 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "INFLATING": self-inflating. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
inflating | 20 | air inflating vagina | 3 |
boob inflating | 17 | self inflating air bed | 3 |
balloon inflating | 16 | coleman inflating pad self | 3 |
breast inflating | 13 | inflating tire tubeless | 3 |
self inflating mattress | 11 | inflating woman | 3 |
self inflating air mattress | 9 | inflating self | 3 |
inflating pad self | 9 | accessory balloon inflating | 2 |
inflating mat self | 8 | inflating people | 2 |
belly inflating | 7 | balloon fetish inflating | 2 |
self inflating sleeping pad | 6 | anime boob inflating | 2 |
inflating tit | 4 | colon inflating | 2 |
fetish inflating | 4 | condom girl inflating | 2 |
body inflating | 4 | gun inflating | 2 |
balloon inflating woman | 4 | inflating pool | 2 |
girl inflating | 4 | bursting inflating | 2 |
inflating riding | 4 | ||
bursting inflating | 2 | ||
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "INFLATING"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Arabic | متضخم (exaggerated). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 膨胀 (Dilatation, Dilate, Dilated, Dilating, Distension, inflate, inflated, swell, swelling). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Danish | oppumpning af dæk (tire inflation, tyre inflation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Dutch | bandspanning (tire inflation, tyre inflation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
French | gonflage des pneus (tire inflation, tyre inflation), enflé (inflated). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | aufblasend (ballooning, bloating, blowing up), aufblähend (bloating). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Greek | φούσκωμα ελαστικών (tire inflation, tyre inflation), φούσκωμα τροχών (tire inflation, tyre inflation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | "ת פחות (boasting, distention, puffing up, swell, swelling). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Italian | gonfiatura dei pneumatici (tire inflation, tyre inflation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Korean | 팽창지킴. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | inflatingay enchimento dos pneus (tire inflation, tyre inflation). (various references) inflado del neumático (tire inflation, tyre inflation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words ending with "INFLATING": overinflating, reinflating. (additional references) | |
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"INFLATING" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: infanting, inflait. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "INFLATING" (pronounced i'nflā"ting) |
| 6 | -f l ā" t i ng | deflating. |
| 5 | -l ā" t i ng | elating, plating, relating, translating. |
| 4 | -ā" t i ng | abating, annotating, awaiting, baiting, berating, crating, creating, dating, debating, equating, grating, hating, innovating, mating, misstating, negating, rating, reinstating, restating, sedating, skating, stating, updating, waiting, weighting. |
| 3 | -t i ng | abbreviating, abdicating, abducting, abetting, aborting, abrogating, abutting, accelerating, accenting, accentuating, accepting, accommodating, accosting, accounting, accrediting, accumulating, acquitting, acting, activating, adapting, addicting, adjudicating, adjusting, administrating, admitting, adopting, advocating, affecting, affiliating, afflicting, aggravating, agitating, airlifting, alerting, alienating, alleviating, allocating, allotting, alternating, amounting, anticipating, appointing, appreciating, appropriating, approximating, arbitrating, arresting, articulating, assassinating, assaulting, asserting, assimilating, assisting, associating, attempting, attesting, attracting, attributing, auditing, augmenting, authenticating, automating, averting, babysitting, backbiting, balloting, bankrupting, batting, beating, befitting, begetting, belting, benefiting, benefitting, besetting, besting, betting, biting, bitting, blacklisting, blanketing, blasting, bloating, bloodletting, blunting, boasting, boating, bolting, boosting, booting, boycotting, breasting, broadcasting, budgeting, bullfighting, bunting, bursting, busting, butting, calculating, captivating, carpeting, carting, castigating, casting, castrating, catapulting, cavorting, celebrating, cementing, chanting, charting, chatting, cheating, chlorinating, circulating, circumventing, citing, clotting, coagulating, coasting, coating, coexisting, cohabiting, collaborating, collecting, combating, combatting, comforting, commemorating, commenting, committing, communicating, commuting, compensating, competing, complementing, completing, complicating, complimenting, composting, computing, concentrating, concocting, conducting, confiscating, conflicting, confronting, congratulating, connecting, consenting, consisting, consolidating, consorting, constituting, constricting, constructing, consulting, consummating, contacting, contaminating, contemplating, contesting, contracting, contradicting, contrasting, contributing, converting, convicting, cooperating, coordinating, copycatting, correcting, correlating, corroborating, corrupting, costing, counteracting, Counterfeiting, counting, courting, crafting, crediting, cresting, culminating, cultivating, cutting, darting, daunting, debilitating, decaffeinating, decanting, decelerating, decimating, decorating, dedicating, deducting, defaulting, defeating, defecting, deflecting, defrosting, degenerating, delegating, deleting, deliberating, delighting, delineating, delisting, demonstrating, denigrating, denting, departing, depicting, depleting, deporting, depositing, deprecating, depreciating, deregulating, deserting, designating, destructing, detecting, deteriorating, detonating, detracting, devastating, devoting, dictating, dieting, differentiating, digesting, diluting, directing, disappointing, disconcerting, disconnecting, discounting, discrediting, discriminating, disgusting, disintegrating, disorienting, dispiriting, disputing, disquieting, disrespecting, disrupting, dissecting, disseminating, dissenting, dissipating, distorting, distracting, distributing, districting, diverting, divesting, documenting, domesticating, dominating, donating, doting, dotting, doubting, drafting, drifting, duplicating, dusting, eating, editing, educating, effecting, elaborating, electing, electroplating, elevating, eliciting, eliminating, emanating, emigrating, emitting, emulating, enacting, encapsulating, enchanting, encrusting, enlisting, entrusting, enunciating, equivocating, eradicating, erecting, erupting, escalating, escorting, estimating, evacuating, evaluating, evaporating, everlasting, evicting, exacerbating, exacting, exaggerating, exalting, exasperating, excavating, excepting, exciting, excoriating, excruciating, executing, exempting, exerting, exhausting, exhibiting, exhilarating, exhorting, existing, exiting, exonerating, expecting, expediting, experimenting, exploiting, exporting, extenuating, exterminating, extorting, extracting, extraditing, extrapolating, fabricating, facilitating, fainting, fascinating, fasting, faulting, feasting, fermenting, ferreting, Fetting, fidgeting, fighting, fingerprinting, firefighting, fitting, flaunting, fleeting, flirting, flitting, floating, flouting, fluctuating, fomenting, footing, footnoting, forecasting, forfeiting, forgetting, formulating, fragmenting, fretting, fronting, frosting, fruiting, frustrating, generating, getting, gifting, glinting, gloating, graduating, grafting, granting, gravitating, greeting, gritting, grouting, grunting, gunfighting, gusting, gutting, gyrating, hallucinating, halting, handwriting, harvesting, Hasting, haunting, heating, hesitating, highlighting, hinting, hitting, hoisting, homeporting, hosting, humiliating, hunting, hurting, hydrogenating, igniting, illuminating, illustrating, imitating, impacting, imparting, impersonating, implanting, implementing, implicating, importing, imprinting, inaugurating, incapacitating, incarcerating, incinerating, inciting, incorporating, incriminating, incubating, indicating, indicting, infatuating, infecting, infighting, infiltrating, inflicting, infuriating, ingesting, ingratiating, inhabiting, inheriting, inhibiting, initiating, injecting, inserting, insinuating, insisting, inspecting, instigating, instituting, instructing, insulating, insulting, integrating, interacting, intercepting, interdicting, interesting, interpreting, interrogating, interrupting, intersecting, intimidating, intoxicating, inundating, invalidating, inventing, investigating, investing, invigorating, inviting, irritating, isolating, jetting, jolting, jousting, jutting, kiting, knitting, lactating, lambasting, lamenting, laminating, lasting, legislating, letting, levitating, liberating, lifting, lighting, limiting, liquidating, listing, litigating, locating, looting, lubricating, lusting, malting, mandating, manifesting, manipulating, marketing, marting, masturbating, matting, mediating, meditating, meeting, melting, migrating, minting, misappropriating, misinterpreting, misrepresenting, mistreating, mitigating, moderating, molesting, molting, moonlighting, motivating, mounting, mutating, mutilating, muting, nauseating, navigating, necessitating, neglecting, negotiating, nesting, netting, nitrating, nominating, nonbiting, nonoperating, nonsporting, nonvoting, noting, Nutting, objecting, obliterating, obstructing, obviating, officiating, offsetting, omitting, operating, opting, orbiting, orchestrating, originating, oscillating, ousting, Outfitting, outing, outwitting, overeating, overestimating, overheating, overreacting, overshooting, overstating, painting, panting, parachuting, parenting, participating, parting, pasting, patenting, patting, penetrating, percolating, perfecting, permeating, permitting, perpetrating, perpetuating, persecuting, persisting, perverting, petting, picketing, piloting, pinpointing, pirating, pitting, placating, planting, plotting, plummeting, pocketing, pointing, polluting, pontificating, populating, porting, posting, pouting, precipitating, predicting, predominating, preempting, preexisting, presenting, preventing, printing, procrastinating, profiting, prognosticating, prohibiting, projecting, proliferating, promoting, prompting, promulgating, propagating, prosecuting, prospecting, protecting, protesting, pulsating, purporting, putting, quieting, quilting, quitting, quoting, radiating, rafting, ranting, ratcheting, reacting, reactivating, readjusting, reallocating, reasserting, rebutting, recalculating, recanting, recasting, reciprocating, reciting, recollecting, reconnecting, reconstituting, reconstructing, recounting, recreating, recruiting, recuperating, redacting, redecorating, redirecting, redistributing, redistricting, reelecting, reevaluating, refitting, reflecting, refuting, regenerating, regretting, regulating, rehabilitating, reigniting, reincorporating, reinstituting, reinterpreting, reinventing, reinvesting, reinvigorating, reiterating, rejecting, rejuvenating, relegating, relenting, relocating, remarketing, renegotiating, renovating, renting, repainting, repatriating, repeating, replanting, replicating, reporting, representing, reprinting, repudiating, requesting, rerouting, resenting, resisting, resonating, resorting, respecting, restarting, resting, restricting, resubmitting, resulting, resurrecting, resuscitating, retaliating, retesting, retracting, retreating, retrofitting, reuniting, reverberating, reverting, revisiting, revolting, rewriting, rioting, riveting, roasting, rocketing, rooting, rotating, rotting, rusting, salivating, salting, saluting, saturating, scapegoating, scouting, sculpting, seating, segregating, selecting, separating, setting, shafting, sheeting, shifting, shooting, shoplifting, shorting, shouting, shunting, shutting, sifting, sighting, simulating, siting, sitting, skirting, skyrocketing, skywriting, slanting, slighting, slitting, slotting, smarting, smelting, snorting, soliciting, somersaulting, songwriting, sorting, speculating, spitting, splitting, sporting, spotlighting, spotting, spouting, sprinting, sprouting, spurting, squatting, squinting, squirting, stagnating, starting, stimulating, stipulating, strutting, subcontracting, subjecting, submitting, subordinating, substituting, subtracting, subverting, suffocating, suggesting, superconducting, supplanting, supplementing, supporting, surmounting, suspecting, sweating, Sweeting, syndicating, tabulating, tainting, targeting, tasting, taunting, telecommuting, telemarketing, tempting, tenting, terminating, testing, thermosetting, thrusting, thwarting, ticketing, tilting, titillating, toasting, tolerating, tormenting, toting, touting, transmitting, transplanting, transporting, treating, trotting, trumpeting, trusting, twisting, typecasting, typesetting, Typewriting, undercutting, underestimating, underreporting, understating, underwriting, undulating, unexciting, uninteresting, uninviting, uniting, unrelenting, unremitting, unseating, unstinting, unsuspecting, unwitting, uplifting, uprooting, upsetting, urinating, vacating, vacillating, validating, vaulting, ventilating, venting, vesting, vetting, vibrating, violating, visiting, vomiting, voting, wafting, wanting, wasting, weightlifting, wetting, whiting, wildcatting, wilting, witting, wresting, writing, yachting. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-f-g-i-i-l-n-n-t" | |
-1 letter: fainting, flinting. | |
-2 letters: alining, failing, fatling, fliting, intagli, lifting, nailing, tailing. | |
-3 letters: ailing, anilin, anting, fating, filing, finial, fining, infant, lignin, lining, nilgai, tiling, tining. | |
-4 letters: algin, align, fagin, faint, final, fling, flint, giant, glint, liang, ligan, linga, linin, litai. | |
-5 letters: agin, alif, alit, anil, anti, fail, fain, fang, fiat, fila, flag, flan, flat, flit. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-f-g-i-i-l-n-n-t" | |
+1 letter: flatlining. | |
+2 letters: antifouling, fulminating, reinflating. | |
+3 letters: faultfinding, fluorinating, infibulating, infiltrating, insufflating. | |
+4 letters: fascinatingly, faultfindings, infantilizing, infuriatingly, lignification, magnificently, overinflating, significantly. | |
+5 letters: fictionalising, fictionalizing, infrangibility, lignifications, malfunctioning. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)49 4E 46 4C 41 54 49 4E 47 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references).. -. ..-. .-.. .- - .. -. --. |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001001 01001110 01000110 01001100 01000001 01010100 01001001 01001110 01000111 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)I N F L A T I N G |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0049 004E 0046 004C 0041 0054 0049 004E 0047 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)434840463554434841 |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Commercial 4. Images: Slideshow | 5. Images: Photo Album 6. Sounds 7. Quotations: Non-fiction 8. Usage Frequency | 9. Expressions 10. Expressions: Internet 11. Translations: Modern 12. Derivations | 13. Rhymes 14. Anagrams 15. Orthography 16. Bibliography |
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