sticking out

A form of stick out — To protrude.

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of stick out

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveextending out above or beyond a surface or boundary

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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