bulge
noun
a rounded projection, bend, or protruding part; protuberance; hump.
are bulging
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present progressiveof bulge.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Their froglike eyes are bulging, horns sprout from their heads and legs grow from their shoulders.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 27, 2023
Many hospitals are bulging with patients and short on staff.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 22, 2021
So now, many American museums are bulging with stuff — so much stuff that some house thousands of objects that have never been displayed but are preserved, at considerable cost, in climate-controlled storage spaces.
From New York Times ● Mar. 10, 2019
Inside, there are bulging wheel wells, thin vertical grilles, wood panels, whitewall tires, built-in flower vases and even vehicles that have been featured in movies.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 22, 2015
His eyes are bulging out of his face.
From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan
