verb
- swelling or expanding outward due to pressure from within
Usage: present participle of distend
Examples
- The balloon was distending rapidly as we filled it with air.
- His stomach was distending after the large meal.
- The doctor noticed the patient’s abdomen distending during the examination.
- The water pressure was distending the old pipes.
- Her cheeks were distending as she blew up the party balloons.
- The distending sail caught the strong wind perfectly.