bulging
adjective
bulg·ing
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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
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Another certainty, filed under the good-problems-to-have department: The Padres must make decisions about a bulging roster with pitcher Garrett Richards and outfielders Franchy Cordero and Travis Jankowski on the way. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Column: Trade options on table for Preller, Padres show progress," 20 July 2019 The bulging veins were classic Cone, a Hulk-like feature on an otherwise ordinary looking pitcher. — Matt Martell, SI.com, "As MLB Continues to Evolve, So Does David Cone," 18 July 2019 This season's league title was the 10th of Buffon's career, adding to a bulging trophy cabinet that contains just about every honour in football. — chicagotribune.com, "World Cup winner Buffon to leave Paris Saint-Germain," 5 June 2019 Looking back at the old meal plans, fastened to a bulging clipboard, is one long nostalgic stroll. — Stephanie Ganz, Bon Appétit, "How I Conquer Existential Dread By Meal Planning for My Family," 19 June 2019 The thin air seems to age me 30 years, while the strong solar rays sap my energy and suck all humidity from my bulging eyes. — Mark Johanson, chicagotribune.com, "A landscape like no other: Exploring the surreal southern end of the Atacama Desert," 6 June 2019 After Mayboroda’s talk, the two started speculating whether the irregular bulging patterns in Mayboroda’s plates might be related to the way Filoche’s vibrations localized in some places and disappeared in others. — Quanta Magazine, "Mathematicians Tame Rogue Waves, Lighting Up Future of LEDs," 22 Aug. 2017 Yet by every account, the philosopher was exceptionally ugly, his mien marred by monstrous bulging eyes, in a society that prized manly beauty as a virtue partaking of the divine. — Jamie James, WSJ, "‘Socrates in Love’ Review: A Vigorous, Brilliant Young Man," 17 May 2019 Earth’s magnetic field, also called the magnetosphere, is generated by currents of molten iron in the planet’s interior and extends outward from the poles in great bulging arcs. — Jill Kiedaisch, Popular Mechanics, "When the Sun’s Magnetic Field Squashes the Earth’s Magnetic Field, Beautiful Things Happen," 14 Feb. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'bulging.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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