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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Chabria: Hilton, usually full of fight and energy, is looking deflated on stage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Social media cut a different pattern, in which individual companies deflated even as the entire market grew.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 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
“Hazel Anderson,” said Mrs. Jacobs, who was the thing that had deflated, “would you sit still?”
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
