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kabarmak

verb C1
  1. To rise, to expand upward, to bloat, to inflate. (intransitive)
  2. (for a liquid) To be about to overflow; to surge, to well up. (intransitive)
  3. (for costs, a price) To increase, to rise. (intransitive)
  4. (for an animal) To puff up, to fluff up to intimidate. (intransitive)
  5. (for fabric) To pill up, to become fluffy or fuzzy. (intransitive)
  6. To form blisters or bubbles on the surface due to moisture or heat. (intransitive)
  7. (for emotions) To intensify, to grow stronger. (figuratively, intransitive)
  8. To puff up in a threatening manner. (figuratively, intransitive)
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kabarTo rise ıyorpresent continuous umI

The stem, then -iyor, then a person ending. The first vowel of -iyor follows vowel harmony (geliyor, alıyor, okuyor, görüyor), but -yor never changes, so the person endings after it are always back: -um, -sun, -uz.

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Kabul etmem vallahi!.." diye birbiri arkasına yeminleri basıyor, arkadaşının bu ithamını ağır bir hakaret sayarak kabarıyor, kavga çıkarmaya kalkıyordu.
Seçme hikâyeler, p. 5 · C1

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