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Bulging vs Swollen - What's the difference?

bulging | swollen |

As verbs the difference between bulging and swollen

is that bulging is while swollen is .

As a noun bulging

is the act of something that bulges.

As an adjective swollen is

distended.

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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    swollen

    English

    Adjective

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  • distended

    • Verb

    (head)

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    * English adjectives ending in -en