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distended

  • /dɪˈstɛndɪd/ UK

Rhymes with -ɛndɪd

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Past participle of distend.

adjective more distended · most distended

  1. Extended or expanded, as from internal pressure; swollen.

    Similar: puffed, tumid, turgid, boln, bulging, bulled, distended, extuberant, farced, nodose, protuberant, swollen

  2. gravid.

verb

  1. participle, past simple past and past participle of distend

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adj extended or expanded

Deutschgebläht

adj (biology) gravid

Deutschaufgetrieben, schwanger

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@misc{distended_2026,
  title = {distended},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/distended},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}