deflate
verb (used with object)
to release the air or gas from (something inflated, as a balloon).
will deflate
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future tenseof deflate.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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So, on the consumer side, costs will deflate.
From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026
“Beautiful World” is constantly trying to poke holes in itself to see if it will deflate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2021
The batter will deflate, becoming ribbony and sticky, like soft nougat.
From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2017
Marvel fans know this by now, but stay for the credits — and I do mean all of them — for a postlude that will deflate any lingering feelings of undue pomp and circumstance.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 6, 2017
But a counter-blast from the other side will deflate his balloon in a second and he'll come down to earth without even a parachute to soften the jolt when he lands.
From The Iron Puddler My life in the rolling mills and what came of it by James J. (James John) Davis
