protruding

American  

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

adjective

1. 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.

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Other Word Forms

• nonprotruding adjective
• unprotruding adjective

Etymology

Origin of protruding

protrud(e) ( def. ) + -ing ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

There’s a hexagonal window seat protruding above the front door, but the white shades are drawn tight.

From Literature

She fiddled with her white headscarf, dimples creasing and front teeth protruding as she giggled and launched seamlessly back into song, arms upheld, motioning us to join in.

From Literature

Gelifen couldn’t yet fly alongside her, so she tucked him into her jumper, his beaked face protruding from the blue wool at the top.

From Literature

There’s colored contacts and facial prosthetics, a protruding belly and at least an hour of makeup.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• arresting
• conspicuous
• pertinent
• weighty