φουσκώνω

From φούσκα (foúska) +‎ -ώνω (-óno).

φουσκώνω • (fouskóno) (past φούσκωσα)

1. (transitive) to blow up, inflate, puff up
2. (transitive, figuratively) to exaggerate
3. (transitive, figuratively) to annoy
4. (intransitive) to blow up, inflate, puff up
5. (intransitive) to be out of breath
6. (intransitive) to be bloated

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

• αλεύρι που φουσκώνει n (alévri pou fouskónei, “self-raising flour”)

• φουσκώνω - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.