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bulg·​ing | \ ˈbəl-jiŋ How to pronounce bulging (audio) also ˈbu̇l- \

Definition of bulging

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

Recent Examples on the Web And the big, bulging, muscles that let Hulk SMASH so effectively aren't the same as carrying a lot of excess fat. — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 29 Dec. 2021 Indian streamer ALTBalaji has revealed a focus on the burgeoning Indian youth market and a bulging slate. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Sep. 2021 Meanwhile, the green frogs are very interested in what is going on right in front of their little bulging eyes. — Cori Brown, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 11 July 2021 Hayes’ former boyfriend, Jimmy Jackson, then 72, was seen in surveillance video leaving Hayes’ apartment with a bulging suitcase and dragging it through the lobby to a dumpster outside. — Darcel Rockett, chicagotribune.com, 23 June 2021 Collecting every bit of data makes for a bulging warehouse. — Christian Ofori-boateng, Forbes, 5 May 2021 Fisher isn’t concerned with trying to keep everyone happy, a task next to impossible anyway in the era of the bulging transfer portal. — Brent Zwerneman, ExpressNews.com, 1 Dec. 2020 Just what a frothy stock market needed: a bulging slate of tech IPOs, breaking a lengthy drought. — Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2020 The convention center's architecture, full of bulging, rectangular concrete blocks, becomes a perilous series of leaps for Ellie. — Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, 2 June 2020 See More

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First Known Use of bulging

1812, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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“Bulging.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bulging. Accessed 13 Aug. 2022.

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