NichiDict

膨れ上がる

ふくれあがる
脹れ上がる膨れあがる脹れあがる
[fukureagaru]

Meanings

1.GodanIntransitive

to swell up; to bulge

2.GodanIntransitive

to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon

Examples

借金が膨れ上がった

The debt swelled up.

費用が膨れ上がっている

Expenses are ballooning.

人口が急速に膨れ上がる問題がある。

There is a problem of the population swelling rapidly.