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was bulging

  • past progressive of bulge.

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But after noticing that Molly's fontanelle - the soft spot on the top of her head - was bulging when she was 12 weeks, a doctor in A&E diagnosed a large brain tumour.

From BBC Sep. 30, 2025

His foot had turned the wrong color and a large vein on the inside of his leg was bulging and visible just under his skin.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 9, 2024

“A weekly, and it was bulging with advertising. They literally, I think, didn’t have enough editorial content to put between the ads.”

From Slate Aug. 1, 2021

Some were concerned that the Doppler shifts were from stellar pulsations, rather than orbital motion; maybe the surface of 51 Peg was bulging out, then sinking back with a regular rhythm.

From Scientific American Nov. 12, 2019

The stomach was bulging, indicating that something large was inside.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen