膨ふくらせる

ichidan verb, transitive verb

puff up; inflate; swell

Transitive verb meaning to cause something to expand or swell, often used for cheeks, balloons, or abstract things like expectations. Compare with intransitive 膨らむ (to swell by itself).

See also: 膨らます

• 子こどもがほっぺたを膨ふくらせて怒おこっている。

  The child is puffing out their cheeks in anger.

• 風ふう船せんを膨ふくらせるのに時じ間かんがかかった。

  It took time to inflate the balloon.