to swell (out)
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脹れる
ふくれる
Verb, Intransitive
1.
to swell (out), to expand, to be inflated, to distend, to bulge
2.
to get cross, to get sulky, to pout
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あめでかわのすいいがふくれてきけんだ。
雨で川の水位が膨れて危険だ。
The river's water level has swollen due to the rain, making it dangerous.
かれはいかって、くちをふくらませてだまりこんだ。
彼は怒って、口を膨らませて黙り込んだ。
He got angry and pouted, falling silent.
かのじょはふまんそうにほおをふくらせた。
彼女は不満そうに頬を膨らせた。
She puffed out her cheeks in dissatisfaction.
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