膨ふくれる

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膨れる · ichidan verb

Meanings

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

Describes physical swelling, inflation, or bulging outward. Used for body parts, objects, and abstract expansion.

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

pout; get sulky; get cross

Describes a person puffing out their cheeks or becoming visibly displeased, often in a childish or informal context.

〈物もの〉が膨ふくれるfor something (dough, a balloon, etc.) to swell or bulge outward
オーブンの中なかでパンがどんどん膨ふくれていった。
The bread kept swelling up more and more in the oven.
〈人ひと〉が膨ふくれるfor someone to pout or become sulky
弟おとうとは注ちゅう意いされるとすぐに膨ふくれる。
My little brother sulks the moment he's scolded.
お腹なかが膨ふくれるto have a full, bloated stomach
ケーキを食たべ過すぎてお腹なかが膨ふくれてしまった。
I ate too much cake and my stomach got bloated.

膨ふくらむN2sense 1
膨らむ is the plain godan word for something swelling or expanding, while 膨れる (also intransitive) tends to stress an outward bulge and is also used for a person pouting.
むくれる sense 2
むくれる is an informal word meaning to get visibly sulky or huffy, almost interchangeable with 膨れる in its pouting sense.
すねるN1sense 2
拗ねる describes sulking or being petulant in attitude, whereas 膨れる specifically evokes the puffed-out-cheek image of pouting.
腫はれるN2
膨れる is a broader intransitive verb for swelling or bulging (including abstract things like a budget or a sulky expression), while 腫れる is limited to bodily swelling from inflammation or injury.
むくむN1
膨れる describes something bulging or ballooning outward in shape, whereas むくむ describes a body part becoming puffy from fluid buildup.

しぼむN2sense 1
萎む means to shrink or deflate, the opposite of 膨れる's meaning of swelling or bulging outward.

腫はれるN2sense 1
腫れる refers specifically to medical or injury-related swelling (like a bruise), while 膨れる covers general swelling as well as sulking.
膨ふくらむN2
膨らむ describes a natural or expected increase in size (dough rising, hopes growing), while 膨れる often implies an irregular, unwanted swelling (a blister) or a sulky puffed-out face.

膨ふくれ
swelling; puffiness; scab
下しも膨ぶくれ
round-faced; having a full lower face · bulging at the bottom; swelling toward the bottom
着き膨ぶくれ
bundling up; looking bulky from layers of clothes
青あお膨ぶくれ
dropsical swelling; blue-green swelling
着き膨ぶくれる
be thickly clad; be bundled up
膨ふくれ上あがる
swell up; bulge · swell; balloon; increase significantly

Derived from the verb 膨る (ふくる) with the intransitive suffix れる. The kanji 膨 is associated with swelling or expanding.