"bulging" in the verb sense
1. bulge, pouch, protrude
swell or protrude outwards
"His stomach bulged after the huge meal"
2. bulge, bag
bulge out form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge
3. start, protrude, pop, pop out, bulge, bulge out, bug out, come out
bulge outward
"His eyes popped"
4. bulge, bulk
cause to bulge or swell outwards
"bulging" in the adjective sense
1. convex, bulging
curving or bulging outward
2. bellied, bellying, bulbous, bulging, bulgy, protuberant
curving outward
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