Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [buhlj]
- /bʌldʒ/
- /bʌldʒ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [buhlj]
- /bʌldʒ/
Definitions of bulging word
- noun bulging a rounded projection, bend, or protruding part; protuberance; hump: a bulge in a wall. 1
- noun bulging any sudden increase, as of numbers, sales, or prices: the bulge in profits. 1
- noun bulging a rising in small waves on the surface of a body of water, caused by the action of a fish or fishes in pursuit of food underwater. 1
- verb without object bulging to swell or bend outward; be protuberant. 1
- verb without object bulging to be filled to capacity: The box bulged with cookies. 1
- verb with object bulging to make protuberant; cause to swell. 1
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Origin of bulging
First appearance:
before 1200 One of the 9% oldest English words
1200-50; Middle English: bag, hump < Old French < Latin bulga bag < Celtic; compare Irish bolg bag
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Bulging
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bulging popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
bulging usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bulging
adj bulging
- convex — Convex is used to describe something that curves outwards in the middle.
- gibbous — Astronomy. (of a heavenly body) convex at both edges, as the moon when more than half full.
- protuberant — bulging out beyond the surrounding surface; protruding; projecting: protuberant eyes.
Antonyms for bulging
adj bulging
- contracting — an agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of something specified.
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