NichiDict

膨らます

N2
ふくらます
[fukuramasu]
Illustration for 膨らます

Meanings

1.GodanTransitive

to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge

Examples

子供たちは息を吹き込んで風船を膨らました

The children inflated the balloons by blowing air into them.

パンの生地を膨らますには発酵が必要だよね。

Fermentation is needed to make bread dough rise.

パン職人がパン生地を発酵させて膨らましている

The baker is letting the bread dough rise by fermenting it.