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Word entry · 9 letters

inflation

Best crossword clue

"Air filling"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /ɪnˈfleɪ.ʃən/Part of speech nounSorted afiilnnotStarts with IEnds with N2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. the act of filling something with air

Word origin

From Middle English, borrowed from Old French inflation (“swelling”), from Latin īnflātiō (“expansion", "blowing up”), from īnflātus, the perfect passive participle of īnflō (“blow into, expand”), from in (“into”) + flō (“blow”). By surface analysis, inflate + -ion.

Used in a sentence

  • The inflation of the balloon took five hours.
  • Due to inflation, the monthly gym fee is rising by 10% from January.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Air filling9 letters
02Price rise9 letters

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