Definition of protruding in English:
protruding
adjectiveprəˈtruːdɪŋprəˈtrudɪŋ
Sticking out; projecting.
a stocky guy with a furrowed brow and a protruding bottom lip
Example sentencesExamples
- A simple bird bath, preferably one that sits directly on the ground and which has a protruding rock in it on which birds can sit, will do the trick.
- The median bar is eccentrically positioned in the shell; thus the lengths of the protruding rays differ within a specimen.
- They have large, forward-set, movable eyes and an upward slanting mouth with a long protruding lower jaw that can be thrust out.
- The protruding end of the ovipositor was grasped with fine tweezers and the whole reproductive tract pulled out.
- The periodical cicada has protruding red eyes and orange legs; adults have clear wings with orange veins.
Definition of protruding in US English:
protruding
adjectiveprəˈtro͞odiNGprəˈtrudɪŋ
Sticking out; projecting.
a stocky guy with a furrowed brow and a protruding bottom lip
Example sentencesExamples
- The protruding end of the ovipositor was grasped with fine tweezers and the whole reproductive tract pulled out.
- The periodical cicada has protruding red eyes and orange legs; adults have clear wings with orange veins.
- A simple bird bath, preferably one that sits directly on the ground and which has a protruding rock in it on which birds can sit, will do the trick.
- They have large, forward-set, movable eyes and an upward slanting mouth with a long protruding lower jaw that can be thrust out.
- The median bar is eccentrically positioned in the shell; thus the lengths of the protruding rays differ within a specimen.