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Deflating | Deflated | Deflates | Deflater

Deflating meaning

present participle and gerund of deflate

Using Deflating

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of deflate
  • In the example corpus, deflating often appears in combinations such as: deflating the, and deflating, is deflating.

Context around Deflating

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 11 middle, 8 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations

Often before:

started 1× tire 1× visibly 1× yet 1× little 1× find 1× soul 1×

Often after:

blow 2× off 1× thing 1× device 1× todayfinance 1× goal 1× someone 1× question 1×

Sentence patterns with Deflating

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a little deflating but it 1× a tire deflating device near 1× about as deflating a development 1× admit a deflating thing to 1× and a deflating blow for 1× be quite deflating because it 1× beat more deflating than the 1× better not deflating them and 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

armed men in 1× at the yorkshire 1× for this reason 1× his leaving the 1× i think it 1× it was embarrassing 1×

Common sentence endings:

a deflating goal 1× across the ditch 1× and hiding revenue 1× are the amenities 1× be going home 1× but it happens 1×

Words around Deflating

Just before it in the word index:

deflates 10 deflater 3 deflategate 15 deflated 104 deflate 50 deflagration 4

Just after it in the word index:

deflation 152 deflationary 38 deflator 11 deflead 2 deflect 191 deflected 395

Similar in corpus frequency:

abbe 37 abdollahian 37 abergavenny 37 abeyance 37 abounded 37 acetylene 37

Corpus analysis for Deflating

  • In this selection, "deflating" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, started, tire, visibly, blow, off and thing stand out and add context to how "deflating" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a little deflating but it and a tire deflating device near. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "deflating" sits close to words such as abbe, abdollahian and abergavenny, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with deflating

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Why Goodyear Stock Is Deflating Todayfinance. (6 words)

I think it was a deflating goal. (7 words)

It was embarrassing and a little deflating, but it happens. (10 words)

Longer example sentences

We got on really well and then somebody's like it's the end of it for somebody, which has got to be quite deflating because it didn't feel right to be happy about the fact that somebody else was going to be going home. (46 words)

His leaving the Sox’ 6-4 loss in Game 3 with forearm tightness was about as deflating a development imaginable, right after he had struck out both batters he faced with “only” 97-99 mph heat in the first and second innings Thursday. (43 words)

Armed men in two speedboats took off with women and children after a rubber dinghy carrying some 112 migrants seeking to cross the Mediterranean Sea started deflating off Libya's coast, a humanitarian aid group said Friday. (37 words)

Exclamation examples

Yet usually those bad actors are inflating their numbers to make their earnings look better, not deflating them and hiding revenue! (21 words)

Example sentences (20)

While the result didn’t affect their standings on the Super Rugby finals, it was a deflating blow ahead of their difficult trip across the ditch.

Yet usually those bad actors are inflating their numbers to make their earnings look better, not deflating them and hiding revenue!

Armed men in two speedboats took off with women and children after a rubber dinghy carrying some 112 migrants seeking to cross the Mediterranean Sea started deflating off Libya's coast, a humanitarian aid group said Friday.

It was a key moment; a real rallying call for the Kerry girls and a deflating blow for the home side.

It was, I have to admit, a deflating thing to hear.

The driver fled at a high rate of speed, and a Pleasant Prairie police officer chased after him, using a tire deflating device near the intersection of Kilbourne and Russell roads in unincorporated Zion.

Then, when you get back into the game and concede again straight away, it can be deflating.

The team turned the ball over 16 times, leading to 16 Indiana points while visibly deflating the fatigued Lakers.

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The tyre is not yet deflating, so we continue our short route – pronounced “rout” by Amazon’s PR staff, rather than the Australian “root” – for now.

We got on really well and then somebody's like it's the end of it for somebody, which has got to be quite deflating because it didn't feel right to be happy about the fact that somebody else was going to be going home.

Why Goodyear Stock Is Deflating Todayfinance.

His leaving the Sox’ 6-4 loss in Game 3 with forearm tightness was about as deflating a development imaginable, right after he had struck out both batters he faced with “only” 97-99 mph heat in the first and second innings Thursday.

I think it was a deflating goal.

It was embarrassing and a little deflating, but it happens.

Now that Trump's presidency is deflating like a day-after birthday balloon, they're not quite ready to give up the fantasy.

At the Yorkshire Evening Post, the experience has been deflating.

But what I find deflating to fathom are the amenities.

For this reason, a simple but powerful way of deflating someone’s argument is to ask for more detail.

It does the bare minimum of storytelling with each plot beat more deflating than the last.

Kermit posed the question, which is the soul deflating question, came out and said I don’t know the answer to it, but someday we’ll find it.

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Common combinations with deflating

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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What does "deflating" mean?
Deflating means: present participle and gerund of deflate
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