bulking

/ ˈbʌlkɪŋ /

noun

1. the expansion of excavated material to a volume greater than that of the excavation from which it came
2. an increase in the volume of dry sand when its moisture content is increased

Example Sentences

His youthful views seem merely that, youthful, like his habit of drinking milk in hope of bulking up his slight, small frame.

From The Daily Beast

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.

From Project Gutenberg

Slowly, they groped to him, great shadowy forms in wool and leather, bulking over Cappen like storm-gods.

From Project Gutenberg

The unemployed problem was bulking bigger than usual to the citizens of San Francisco.

From Project Gutenberg

It was piled in the field where it was cut, and the whole curing process, up to "bulking," is carried on in the open air.

From Project Gutenberg

He had but to glance to the south of his reindeer to detect some dark object bulking large in the night.

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