fully inflated; swollen near to bursting

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Definition of fully inflated; swollen near to bursting in English English dictionary

tight as a tick

I blow it up until it's tight as a tick. Just below the skirt through which the lanyard passes, a tiny mouth whistles a single-note tune until the balloon's lungs are emptied.

Hyphenation

ful·ly inflated; swol·len near to burst·ing