- present participle of protrude.
protruding
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The mysteries surrounding Sanxingdui have spawned even more outlandish questions: Do the enormous protruding eyes and enigmatic smiles featured on the figures suggest the ancient people were extraterrestrials?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
“Mind the points,” Flod cautions, as I maneuver around an oversize papier-mache mask covered in protruding footlong spikes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
Their latest experiments focus on a new particle design that includes additional protruding "legs."
From Science Daily ● Jun. 15, 2026
An AFP photograph showed a red area with several brownish scabs protruding above his shirt collar on the right side of the neck of the 79-year-old president, the oldest ever elected.
From Barron's ● Mar. 2, 2026
It was a strange shape: a small diamond with two inverted points protruding from either side.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
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