bulge vs swelling

swelling vs bulge

bulge and swelling both are nouns.

bulge is a verb but swelling is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bulge	Yes	No	Yes	No
swelling	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, bulge and swelling are synonyms defined as:

bulge and swelling: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings

Other synonyms of bulge include bump, excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, jut, prominence, protrusion, protuberance.

bulge (noun)	swelling (noun)
something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings	the increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water)
	something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
	an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement

bulge (verb)	swelling (verb)
swell or protrude outwards
cause to bulge or swell outwards
bulge outward
bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge

Difference between bulge and swelling

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