Synonyms

protruding

American

[proh-troo-ding, pruh-] / proʊˈtru dɪŋ, prə- /

adjective

projecting outward, as from a surface.

The driver pulled in too close to the curb and knocked over the sign with his truck’s protruding side mirror.
The phone’s protruding camera lens is at a high risk for getting scratched.

Other Word Forms

nonprotruding adjective
unprotruding adjective

Etymology

Origin of protruding

protrud(e) ( def. ) + -ing ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

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An AFP photograph showed a red area with several brownish scabs protruding above his shirt collar on the right side of the neck of the 79-year-old president, the oldest ever elected.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

As a result, it remains a ruin—a mostly standing skeleton with steel rebar protruding from mangled concrete walls.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

At regular intervals divers found large granite standing stones – or monoliths – protruding above the wall in two parallel lines.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025

Hidden behind each protruding eye are two long, spiraled optic nerves -- a configuration not documented in any other lizard species.

From Science Daily • Nov. 19, 2025

She rebounded forward, falling to her knees, panting, still clutching her shoulder, black feathers protruding between her slender fingers.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull

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