deflate
verb (used with object)
to release the air or gas from (something inflated, as a balloon).
deflated
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past participleof deflate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof deflate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
deflateverb (used with object)to release the air or gas from (something inflated, as a balloon).
Example Sentences
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Its floppy feathers droop from the ceiling and stretch out across the ground, dominating the gallery after seeming to have deflated midflight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
“But I’m just finishing up,” Dan protested, now deflated.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
When the skin has collapsed into your palm like a deflated balloon, you lift the box grater and discover an almost implausible amount of ruby pulp underneath it.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
The subsequent years were some of the worst in market history after the tech bubble deflated.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
She felt deflated, emptied out, after what had happened on the beach.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
