verb

definition

To extend from, above or beyond a surface or boundary; to bulge outward; to stick out.

definition

To cause to extend from a surface or boundary; to cause to stick out.

definition

To thrust forward; to drive or force along.

Examples of protruding in a Sentence

Its covers were loose, the pages within protruding at odd angles.

Jule looked down at the arrow protruding from his shoulder, growing annoyed with her for the first time.

The Other's words slowed, and the creature looked down at the protruding weapon.

The suspended cord brushed his shoulder and he could close his eyes and still see the protruding tongue, the open, frightened eyes, a body stiff and absent of life.

The seaward horn of this bay, however, is formed by a narrow protruding bank of sand and stones, thrown up by a southward current along the Yorkshire coast, and known as Spurn Head.

His face is flat, with highly protruding cheek-bones, and is lozenge-shaped or eurygnathous to a degree that is nowhere exceeded.

The lower jaw should be strongly protruding, the ears should be small and erect, the forehead deeply wrinkled with an indentation between the eyes, known as the "stop."

Others had flat noses, protruding eyes, and ears that were shaped like those of an elephant.

His whole short corpulent figure with broad thick shoulders, and chest and stomach involuntarily protruding, had that imposing and stately appearance one sees in men of forty who live in comfort.

A range of hills, compose3 of Tertiary deposits, and named Hedenstriim's Mountains, runs along its south-western coast, and the same rocks form a promontory protruding northwards.

The stamens of the wheat plant may frequently be seen protruding beyond the glumes, and their position might lead to the inference that cross-fertilization was the rule; but on closer examination it will be found that the anthers are empty or nearly so, and that they are not protruded till after they have deposited the pollen upon the stigma.

The animal has a protruding lower jaw with small blunt teeth.

In some Leptomedusae the gonads are formed on the radial canals and form protruding masses resembling sporosacs superficially, but not in structure.

He listened for the siren but heard only his Jeep, and twice, the scrapes of his underside as he bottomed out on protruding stone.

Dr Bunge found Bolshoy to consist of granite protruding from beneath non-fossiliferous deposits; while the promontory of Svyatoy Nos Qonsists of basalt hills, 1400 ft.

The staminate contain 8 to 20 stamens which produce an enormous amount of dusty yellow pollen, some of which gets carried by wind to the protruding stigmas of the pistillate flowers.

With regard to its habits, all that need be said here is that while Amphioxus is an expert swimmer when occasion requires, yet it spends most of its time burrowing in the sand, in which, when at rest, it lies buried with head protruding and mouth wide agape.

They have a large, broad head and a protruding snout.

It is joined to the rigid body-wall by numerous muscle-fibres, the contraction of which must exert a pressure on the fluid of the body-cavity, thereby protruding the polypide.

The rocks of the granitoid series appear as great masses in the schist series, and in some places form great protruding bosses.

The orifice of invagination forms a pore which may be closed up or may form a protruding duct or funnel.

In the latter case the larva crawls about the bottom of the water or up the stems of plants, with its thickly-chitinized head and legs protruding from the larger orifice, while it maintains a secure hold of the silk lining of the tube by means of a pair of strong hooks at the posterior end of its soft defenceless abdomen.

Like the Astin-tagh it stretches towards the E.N.E., and, like it, appears to be built up of granite and schists, but its crest is greatly denuded, so that it is a mere crumbling skeleton protruding above the deep mantle of disintegrated material which masks its flanks.

Pilates and other types of posture improvement exercises help correct the muscular imbalances that cause a protruding belly.

Deidre's gaze fell to the woman's protruding belly, and she suddenly understood.

On one of the protruding cliff edges below is the skull.

The trout had the better of me and the 4 lb line soon snagged on a protruding rock and broke.

The Sawhorse stopped at the same time and stared at the other with its queer protruding eyes, which were mere knots in the log that formed its body.

Be sure to check for holes or gaps in branches as well as protruding tips.

As for the laxative, I'm leery it may be contributing to your cat's protruding rectum problem.

Photos taken in 2006 of the beautiful blonde clearly show protruding shoulder blades, spine, and collarbone.

However, the teeth should be set reasonably straight up and down in the jaw, not protruding outward as you sometimes see on Bulldogs.

Trollius Ledebouri - A valuable late-flowering species with rich orange flowers and conspicuously protruding stamens.

Fuchsioides. Its deep red blooms have protruding stamens, and hang from the leaf-axils in clusters of two or three.

The flower-heads are moderately dense, and the flowers are bright red, excepting those at the lower end of the head, which are bright yellow, the style protruding, the stamens being included in the tube.

Kniphofia Comosa - Seems closely allied to K. pumila, and has a peculiar appearance with its long protruding style and anthers.

Kniphofia Foliosa - Almost the counterpart of K. caulescens, but it has distinct stems, being also one of the most robust of all the Kniphofias, and easily distinguished by its broadish leaves and its protruding stamens.

For those with protruding navels, piercing may still be possible from an experienced body piercing artist.

Just as wonderful for keeping women warm as for concealing pesky trouble spots, like protruding bellies and wide hips, sweater coats offer plus size women a wonderful style option during the coldest periods of the year.

This comes into play double-time when you roll over things like pencils and your ball is full of protruding objects.

These children develop a short nose, flatter face, thicker skin, and a protruding tongue.

A protruding belly carried low indicates a boy.

A protruding animal head, much like a mini stuffed animal, is used in place of a pouch.

Jenn's gaze went to Sofi's protruding belly, and she was hit with both urgency and fear.

Mastiffs are powerful, heavily built dogs, with short muzzles, frequently protruding lower jaws, skulls raised above the eyes, ears erect or pendulous, pendulous upper lips, short coats and thin tails.

The famous Falls of Lodore, at the upper end of the lake, consist of a series of cascades in the small Watendlath Beck, which rushes over an enormous pile of protruding crags from a height of nearly 200 ft.

He is represented either as a closely inshrouded figure whose protruding hands grasp a composite sceptre, the whole standing on a pedestal within a shrine; or else as a misshapen dwarf.

From the top of the bank a few sheets of corrugated iron were seen protruding and dropping down we found the bothy.

It had a circlet of cilia very near its front end and what looked like tiny cilia on its protruding " nose.

Each motor drives a protruding helical filament, and the rotating filaments provide the propulsive force for cells to swim.

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