"protruding" in the verb sense
1. stick out, protrude, jut out, jut, project
extend out or project in space
"His sharp nose jutted out"
"A single rock sticks out from the cliff"
2. start, protrude, pop, pop out, bulge, bulge out, bug out, come out
bulge outward
"His eyes popped"
3. bulge, pouch, protrude
swell or protrude outwards
"His stomach bulged after the huge meal"
"protruding" in the adjective sense
1. jutting, projected, projecting, protruding, relieved, sticking, sticking out
extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
"the jutting limb of a tree"
"massive projected buttresses"
"his protruding ribs"
"a pile of boards sticking over the end of his truck"
Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)
Princeton University "About WordNet®."
WordNet®. Princeton University. 2010.
View WordNet® License