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bulging

2 syllables
nounadjective
Quick answer

As a noun, bulging means the shape or motion of something that bulges. As an adjective, it means curving or bulging outward.

Meanings of bulging

3 meanings

verb

Present participle of bulge

noun

  1. The shape or motion of something that bulges.

adjective

  1. Curving or bulging outward

    Similar: convex

  2. Curving outward

    Similar: bellied, bellying, bulbous, bulgy, protuberant

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Synonyms by meaning

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adjective: curving or bulging outward
convex
adjective: curving outward
belliedbellyingbulbousbulgyprotuberant

Words that rhyme with bulging

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