bloating UK /ˈbləʊtɪŋ/US /ˈbloʊtɪŋ/ noun1 •A bloated condition; distention.The bloatings, the bowel distentions, the torments from gas retention, the inability to expel flatus, are all conspicuously absent and if present are so in a mild degree. — 1914 formsbloatings