- present participle of bulge.
bulging
Example Sentences
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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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