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
- 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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