膨らむ (Fukuramu) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to expand, to swell (out), to get big, to become inflated”.
Meanings
- godan verb, intransitive verbto expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
Examples
タイヤに空気を入れれば膨らむ。
If you pump air into a tire, it expands.
一陣の風をうけて帆がふくらんだ。
A gust of wind swelled the sails.
東証の出来高は今年の最高に膨らんだ。
The turnover on the Tokyo stock Exchange swelled to the year's record.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).