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ふくれる

rarely used kanji formIchidan verbverb (generic)intransitive verb

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Meanings

  • to swell (out), to expand, to be inflated, to distend, to bulge
  • to get cross, to get sulky, to pout

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Example sentences

風船ふうせん空気くうきれすぎてふくれた

The balloon swelled up from being overinflated.

彼女かのじょしかられてほおふくさせていた。

She was pouting, her cheeks puffed out after being scolded.

長時間ちょうじかんあるいたせいであしふくれてきた。

My feet have started to swell from walking for a long time.

財政ざいせい赤字あかじふくつづけることへの懸念けねんが、国内外こくないがいたかまっている。

Concerns about the ever-expanding fiscal deficit are growing both domestically and abroad.

おもとおりにならないと、かれはすぐにふくれてしまう性格せいかくだ。

He has a personality where he quickly sulks whenever things don't go his way.