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distend

verb as in bulge, swell

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Example Sentences

His eye looked "very distended, swollen," he said.

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He still had the slightly distended belly and sagging skin which indicate malnutrition in children.

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Cardiac activity can influence auditory and visual perception, and touch and sensory perceptions have been shown to be impaired during the systolic phase of the cardiac cycle when blood vessels are briefly distended.

He was severely jaundiced with a distended belly.

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His wizened arms and painfully distended stomach told the story.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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