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Bulging vs Bloated - What's the difference?

bulging | bloated |

As verbs the difference between bulging and bloated

is that bulging is present participle of lang=en while bloated is past tense of bloat.

As a noun bulging

is the act of something that bulges.

As an adjective bloated is

swollen with fluid or gas.

bulging

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of something that bulges.
  • * 1969 , Sugar Technologists' Association of India, Proceedings
    • It was noticed that there had been saggings and bulgings in the trays.

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    bloated

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (bloat)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Swollen with fluid or gas.
  • Excessively or extremely large or wealthy.
  • (computing) Describing software which is overloaded with features, known as bloatware.
  • (of food) Slightly salted and lightly smoked (as in bloated herring).