bulbous vs bulging

bulbous and bulging both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bulbous	No	Yes	No	No
bulging	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, bulbous and bulging are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of bulbous include bellied, bellying, bulgy, protuberant.

bulbous (adjective)	bulging (adjective)
curving outward	curving or bulging outward
shaped like a bulb	curving outward