distended
increased, as in size, volume, etc.; expanded; dilated: the distended nostrils of the terrified horse.
swollen, by or as by internal pressure, out of normal size or shape; protuberant: distended wineskins; the distended arteries of his neck.
Origin of distended
1Other words from distended
- dis·tend·ed·ly, adverb
- dis·tend·ed·ness, noun
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How to use distended in a sentence
Which means they’re likely to travel north, leading to significant nausea and vomiting and a very distended or bloated belly.
In two or three seconds she had become suggestive of an animal, her nostrils distended, the upper lip drawn back from her teeth.
The Winning Clue | James Hay, Jr.The Countess Lavinia slowly turned her head and fixed her distended eyes on the speaker.
The Rake's Progress | Marjorie BowenHe thought her speech outrageous; his nostrils distended a little and his eyes darkened.
The Rake's Progress | Marjorie BowenThe stomach was much distended, and when I state this fact I am sure it will excite much curiosity as to the reason why.
The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont | Louis de Rougemont
By way of doing so, he set up a stout fence-rail between his landlord's distended jaws, and went away.
The Fiend's Delight | Dod Grile
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