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bulging

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈbəɫdʒɪŋ// UK //bˈʌldʒɪŋ// bulging

adj. sticking out in a round shape because something is very full or under pressure.

adj. swelling or protruding outwards from a surface, typically due to internal pressure or being overfilled. Often used as a participial adjective to describe eyes, muscles, or containers.


SIMPLE

He carried a bulging bag of groceries.

CONTEXTUAL

The athlete's bulging muscles showed how hard he had been training for the competition.

COMPLEX

The old wooden bookshelf was visibly bulging under the weight of hundreds of leather-bound volumes that had been crammed into every available space.

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Often appears before a noun or after a linking verb like 'look' or 'be'.

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