blimp
To expand like a blimp or balloonTo expand like a blimp or balloon; to become fat.
» Have you ever flown in a blimp?
Bist du jemals in einem Blimp geflogen? — Manfredo
Sind Sie schon einmal in einem Blimp gefahren? — Manfredo
Bist du schon mal mit einem Zeppelin geflogen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Ты когда-нибудь летала на аэростате? — shanghainese
Вам приходилось летать на дирижабле? — shanghainese
Ты когда-нибудь летал на дирижабле? — odexed
Вы когда-нибудь летали на дирижабле? — marafon
Тебе приходилось летать на дирижабле? — marafon
darinmex · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(intransitive, slang)To expand like a blimp or balloon; to become fat.
After college, she started blimping and could no longer wear her favorite little black dress.
Over a few years the software had blimped into typical bloatware.
(transitive)To fit (a video camera) with a soundproof cover.
Examples
2 sentencesHave you ever flown in a blimp?
ruТы когда-нибудь летала на аэростате? — shanghainese
deBist du jemals in einem Blimp geflogen? — Manfredo
What a blimp!
ruВот это увалень! — odexed
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Origin not entirely certain. However, most historians believe that it is onomatopoeia forOrigin not entirely certain. However, most historians believe that it is onomatopoeia for the sound a blimp makes when thumped. Although there is some disagreement among historians, credit for coining the term is usually given to Lt. A. D. Cunningham of the British Royal Navy in 1915.
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Forms
blimps, blimping, blimped, blimpedPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle