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  • present participle of bulge.

bulging

ADJECTIVE
curving outward
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In January 2009, newly-rich Manchester City were looking to spend a bit of their bulging bank balance to sign Brazilian playmaker Kaka.

From BBC Aug. 2, 2026

What was it about O’Rourke’s bulging bookshelves that got Kilmeade so shirty?

From Salon Jul. 23, 2026

Junior quarterback Koa Malau’ulu, in his third year as a St. John Bosco starter, has new bulging biceps from his many hours in the weight room.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2026

Yet the main virtues of the sculpture are its forms themselves: the folds, bulges and edges, and the work’s color—off-off-white for the vessel-like part and simple box base with a bulging layer between them.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 10, 2026

His bulging eyes, wild hair, enormous dark belly, and animal-fang necklace made the barefoot figure more beast than human.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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