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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.
1. : swelling or thrusting out from a surrounding or adjacent surface : protuberant. bulging eyes. bulging muscles. 2. : swollen with contents. bulging pockets. a bulging wallet. There were cardboard boxes piled up on the curb along with four bulging black plastic bags. Sue Grafton. Examples of 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. : to jut out : swell. b. : to become swollen or protuberant. … a pair of arresting pale blue eyes that tend to bulge maniacally … Jeremy Egner. c. : to bend outward. prevent the brick wall from bulging. 2. : to be filled to overflowing. a notebook that bulged with ideas. 3. archaic : bilge. transitive verb. : to cause to bulge. bulge. 2 of 2.
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.
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.
