deflate
Example Sentences
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“Undertone” is packed with plenty of similarly ridiculous plot points that deflate if you even so much as toss a withering glance their way.
From Salon
The penultimate track, “Paint by Numbers,” an acoustic ballad with a pretty melody, is a rare aesthetic change-up on the record, but its titular metaphor is ultimately deflating.
But when Jonah’s response comes back, everything in me deflates.
From Literature
Artists were deflated when films they spent four to six years creating dropped onto Disney+ like any other piece of digital content.
“It’s a perfect storm for accelerated aging. Hands don’t just wrinkle, they deflate.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
