bulking
/ (ˈbʌlkɪŋ) /
the expansion of excavated material to a volume greater than that of the excavation from which it came
an increase in the volume of dry sand when its moisture content is increased
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How to use bulking in a sentence
His youthful views seem merely that, youthful, like his habit of drinking milk in hope of bulking up his slight, small frame.
To the right there is a big steep knoll of green hill bulking up to the south of the valley, and very well fenced with enemy wire.
The Old Front Line | John MasefieldSlowly, they groped to him, great shadowy forms in wool and leather, bulking over Cappen like storm-gods.
The Valor of Cappen Varra | Poul William AndersonThe unemployed problem was bulking bigger than usual to the citizens of San Francisco.
Michael, Brother of Jerry | Jack LondonIt was piled in the field where it was cut, and the whole curing process, up to "bulking," is carried on in the open air.
Northern California, Oregon, and the Sandwich Islands | Charles Nordhoff
He had but to glance to the south of his reindeer to detect some dark object bulking large in the night.
Triple Spies | Roy J. Snell
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