- present participle of bulge.
bulging
Example Sentences
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Rogers, the GOP Senate candidate in Michigan, went viral recently when a photo was posted on X depicting him with muscles bulging out of his shirt at a parade.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026
At one point, the tank began bulging, and “it got to a point where it does what we call a BLEVE, which is a ‘boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion,’” Covey said Friday afternoon.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
The consumer-price index, due out on Tuesday, is forecast to rise a sharp 0.6% in April after a bulging 0.9% increase in March.
From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026
T. Rowe’s Amieva thinks Brazil’s bulging real interest rate creates space for up to five percentage points in cuts.
From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026
He picks up two bulging black garbage bags and heads out a side entrance.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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