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Bulging vs Bursting - What's the difference?

bulging | bursting |

As verbs the difference between bulging and bursting

is that bulging is present participle of lang=en while bursting is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between bulging and bursting

is that bulging is the act of something that bulges while bursting is the act by which something bursts.

As an adjective bursting is

very eager (to do something).

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.

    Anagrams

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    bursting

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Very eager (to do something).
    • I was bursting to tell him the secret.
  • Urgently needing to urinate.
    • Can you tell me where the toilets are? I'm bursting .
    The kid is bursting to go to the toilet.

    Synonyms

    * busting

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which something bursts.
    • the burstings of balloons