distend
verb (used with or without object)
to expand by stretching, as something hollow or elastic.
are distending
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present progressiveof distend.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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Tommy, don't you know that you are distending your stomach with all those sweets?
From The Girls of Central High Aiding the Red Cross Or Amateur Theatricals for a Worthy Cause by Gertrude W. Morrison
