Bulging
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbʌldʒɪŋ/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Bulging is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of bulge.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of bulge.
More Meanings
- The shape or motion of something that bulges.
Example Sentences
It was noticed that there had been saggings and bulgings in the trays.
Watt saw the little movements of the stuff, the little bulgings and crumplings, and the sudden indrawings, where it was nipped, between forefinger and thumb probably, for those are the nippers.
Word Forms
- bulgings
Synonyms for bulging
Depending on context, synonyms include gibbous, bulbous, protrusive, convex, protuberant, lenticular.
Antonyms for bulging
Common opposites include concave.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bellying, protuberant, bulbous, gibbous, bellied, gibbose.
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