bulk
noun
magnitude in three dimensions, especially great size or extent: a defensive tackle better known for his bulk than for his speed and agility.
was bulking
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past progressiveof bulk.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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He also poured cold water on one of Hollywood’s immediate assumptions about the ICM deal — that CAA was bulking up to prepare for a public offering of its own.
From New York Times ● Sep. 27, 2021
Moscow also said it was bulking up its military base in Tajikistan with assault rifles and other weapons.
From Reuters ● Aug. 10, 2021
At the same time that Iger was bulking up Disney, Jeff Bewkes, the CEO of Time Warner, was shedding assets — AOL, Time Warner Cable and the magazine empire of Time Inc.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2020
By then, though, Netflix was bulking up on old TV episodes and, in a direct challenge to HBO, beginning to distribute its own original shows for the streaming service.
From New York Times ● Feb. 28, 2012
The unemployed problem was bulking bigger than usual to the citizens of San Francisco.
From Michael, Brother of Jerry by Jack London
