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protruding

A form of protrude — To cause (something) to extend above, beyond, or from a boundary or surface; to cause (something) to project or stick out.

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jutting projected projecting relieved sticking sticking out protrusive

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Meanings

verb

gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of protrude

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveextending out above or beyond a surface or boundary

Similar

jutting projected projecting relieved sticking sticking out protrusive

Also see

exserted jutting obtrusive outstanding projected projecting projective projectory prominent protuberous relieved salient sticking swollen

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

protruding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protruding

MLA

“protruding.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protruding. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “protruding,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protruding.

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