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adjective
- 1. swelling outwards; protruding: "he stared with bulging eyes"
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adjective. uk / ˈbʌl.dʒɪŋ / us / ˈbʌl.dʒɪŋ / Add to word list. sticking out in a rounded shape: She dragged her bulging suitcase up the stairs. big, bulging eyes. See. bulge. Fewer examples. He is very strong and has bulging muscles in his arms and legs. The smartcard makes bulging wallets a thing of the past.
The meaning of BULGING is swelling or thrusting out from a surrounding or adjacent surface : protuberant. How to use bulging in a sentence.
BULGE definition: 1. to stick out in a round shape: 2. a curved shape sticking out from the surface of something…. Learn more.
1. A protruding part; an outward curve or swelling. 2. Nautical A bilge. 3. A sudden, usually temporary increase in number or quantity: The baby boom created a bulge in school enrollment. v. bulged, bulg·ing, bulg·es. v.intr. To swell, protrude, or curve outward: a wall bulging after a flood; muscles bulging under a shirt. v.tr. To cause to bulge.
The meaning of BULGE is to jut out : swell. How to use bulge in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Bulge.
sticking out in a rounded shape: She dragged her bulging suitcase up the stairs. big, bulging eyes. See. bulge. Fewer examples. He is very strong and has bulging muscles in his arms and legs. The smartcard makes bulging wallets a thing of the past. The tweed jacket had bulging, sagging pockets. She carried her bulging grocery bags into the house.
If someone's eyes or veins are bulging, they seem to stick out a lot, often because the person is making a strong physical effort or is experiencing a strong emotion. His eyes seemed to bulge like those of a toad.
noun. a rounded projection, bend, or protruding part; protuberance; hump: a bulge in a wall. any sudden increase, as of numbers, sales, or prices: the bulge in profits. a rising in small waves on the surface of a body of water, caused by the action of a fish or fishes in pursuit of food underwater.
Definition of bulging adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
any sudden increase, as of numbers, sales, or prices: the bulge in profits. a rising in small waves on the surface of a body of water, caused by the action of a fish or fishes in pursuit of food underwater.
