distends
- present tense form of distend (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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What might have been a crisp and moody entertainment, in Graham Greene’s elevated sense of that word, distends.
From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2023
In contrast, food that distends the stomach initiates short reflexes that cause cells in the stomach wall to increase their secretion of digestive juices.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Within an hour of lunch, the stomach distends to the point where pants need to be unbuttoned, and it remains this way for the rest of the day.
From US News ● Nov. 21, 2012
An analogy often invoked across Afghanistan is that of the water-filled bag: squeeze the bottom, the top distends.
From New York Times ● Feb. 1, 2012
This sensation is produced by any thing which punctures, cuts, tears, distends, compresses, bruises, corrodes, burns, or violently stimulates any part of the body.
From Popular Lectures on Zoonomia Or The Laws of Animal Life, in Health and Disease by Garnett, Thomas
