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I was playing a defensive guard in 'My All American' who is a really fast runner, so a lot of my training was running. I wasn't too worried about bulking up because he was supposed to be on the small side.
Finn Wittrock

Meaning of "bulking" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BULKING

bulking  [ˈbʌlkɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BULKING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bulking is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BULKING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of bulking in the English dictionary

The definition of bulking in the dictionary is the expansion of excavated material to a volume greater than that of the excavation from which it came. Other definition of bulking is an increase in the volume of dry sand when its moisture content is increased.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BULKING


banking
ˈbæŋkɪŋ
booking
ˈbʊkɪŋ
breaking
ˈbreɪkɪŋ
clicking
ˈklɪkɪŋ
cooking
ˈkʊkɪŋ
drinking
ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ
fucking
ˈfʌkɪŋ
hulking
ˈhʌlkɪŋ
king
kɪŋ
making
ˈmeɪkɪŋ
milking
ˈmɪlkɪŋ
networking
ˈnɛtˌwɜːkɪŋ
parking
ˈpɑːkɪŋ
ranking
ˈræŋkɪŋ
smoking
ˈsməʊkɪŋ
speaking
ˈspiːkɪŋ
sucking
ˈsʌkɪŋ
taking
ˈteɪkɪŋ
talcking
ˈtælkɪŋ
talking
ˈtɔːkɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BULKING

bulk
bulk buying
bulk cargo
bulk carrier
bulk large
bulk modulus
bulk purchasing
bulk transport
bulk up
bulk-buy
bulk-buying
bulkage
bulker
bulkhead
bulkier
bulkiest
bulkily
bulkiness
bulks
bulky

WORDS THAT END LIKE BULKING

bushwalking
cyberstalking
dead man walking
deerstalking
erlking
fell-walking
fire walking
hill walking
in the making
jaywalking
now you´re talking
power walking
racewalking
sleepwalking
smooth-talking
stalking
streetwalking
tight-rope walking
tightrope walking
walking
warchalking

Synonyms and antonyms of bulking in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bulking» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BULKING

Find out the translation of bulking to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bulking from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bulking» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

膨胀
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

aumento de volumen
570 millions of speakers

English

bulking
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

bulking
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يستكثر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

наполнитель
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

volume
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

bulking
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

groupage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pukal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bausch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

バルキング
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bulking
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bulking
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெருத்தல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बुलिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Hacim arttırıcı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bulking
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wypełniający
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

наповнювач
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

de aglomerare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διόγκωσης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

uitdyende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bulkmedel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bulking
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bulking

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BULKING»

The term «bulking» is quite widely used and occupies the 53.831 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BULKING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bulking

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4 QUOTES WITH «BULKING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bulking.
1
Lily Aldridge
I think it's really important to mix cardio with toning, so I love boxing and then add in Pilates or ballet to keep me long and lean and avoid bulking up.
2
Taylor Lautner
The day I finished 'Twilight,' I came home and started bulking up. For 'New Moon,' I'm 30 pounds heavier than I was in 'Twilight.'
3
Jessica Stroup
Circuit training is a great way to go. Keeping the reps high and the weight low, you'll tone your muscles without bulking up.
4
Finn Wittrock
I was playing a defensive guard in 'My All American' who is a really fast runner, so a lot of my training was running. I wasn't too worried about bulking up because he was supposed to be on the small side.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BULKING»

Discover the use of bulking in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bulking and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Activated Sludge: Bulking and Foaming Control
Filamentous bulking and foaming are the most frequent operational problems in activated sludge plants. This recent book provides a comprehensive, concise guide to the microbiological and technical aspects of bulking and foaming control.
Jiri Wanner, 1994
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Manual on the Causes and Control of Activated Sludge ...
The most common activated sludge operating problem
David Jenkins, Michael G. Richard, Glen T. Daigger, 2004
3
Mass Made Simple: A Six-Week Journey Into Bulking
Set aside six weeks, prepare a gym bag to stock with food and enter the world of attaining lean body mass with Dan John as your guide.Note: The print version of this book is spiral-bound, with the final 42 pages being a typeset training log ...
Dan John, 2012
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Concrete Technology: Theory and Practice
Bulking of fine aggregate The increase in the volume of a given mass of fine aggregate caused by the presence of water is known as bulking. The bulking of fine aggregate is caused by the films of water which push the particles apart.
Murari Lal Gambhir, 2013
5
Bulking Up Fiber's Healthful Reputation: More Benefits of ...
Bulking. Up. Fiber's. Healthful. Reputation. More Benefits of Roughage' Are Discovered by Ruth Papazian Because it causes gas, bloating, and other uncomfortable side effects, fiber may be the Rodney Dangerfield of food constituents.
6
The Practical Handbook of Compost Engineering
Bulking agents can also be classified as to their moisture-absorbing characteristics. Most natural cellulosic materials are porous and capable of significant moisture absorption. Non- porous materials, such as plastics, can be assumed to be ...
Roger Tim Haug, 1993
7
Microbial Ecology of Activated Sludge
Bulking sludge is less obviously detectable visually in its early stages than is a foaming episode (Cha et al., 1992). However, since sludge only bulks when the filaments extend from the surface of the flocs (Liao et al., 2004a; Lou and de los ...
R. J. Seviour, Per Halkjær Nielsen, 2010
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Biological Wastewater Treatment: Principles, Modelling and ...
Bulking in practice is associated with a high SVI. The critical value for the SVI above which bulking sludge occurs will depend strongly on the local practise in design and construction for settlers. In effect bulking sludge is defined in general  ...
M. Henze, 2008
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Design and Retrofit of Wastewater Treatment Plants for ...
OVERVIEW THE discussion will be directed to the causes and cures of problems associated with bulking and foaming organisms. The procedures for identifying the organisms are not presented, but the literature citations are provided at the ...
Clifford W. Randall, James Lang Barnard, H. David Stensel, 1998
10
Therapeutic Peptides and Proteins: Formulation, Processing, ...
A typical lyophilized protein formulation may contain a bulking agent, buffer, tonicity modifier, and other excipients that may be classified as cry- oprotectants and lyoprotectants.44 Nonionic surfactants can be used to reduce protein ...
Ajay K. Banga, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BULKING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bulking is used in the context of the following news items.
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Josh Morrissey says bulking up for last year's Winnipeg Jets training …
Josh Morrissey learned a hard, yet valuable lesson last fall when he showed up for his second NHL training camp. As a smaller defenceman, ... «Winnipeg Sun, Jul 15»
2
Sonny Milano: Bulking Up During Offseason
Milano added 15 pounds of muscle to his frame this offseason and feels that he can now both skate faster and shoot harder, the Columbus ... «Rotowire, Jul 15»
3
Allergan Buys Rights to Merck's Migraine Drugs
Allergan has been bulking up its portfolio through a string of deals recently. On Monday, Allergan said it struck a deal to buy Oculeve, a maker ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
4
Questions loom for insurers bulking up on government business
Aetna's proposed $37 billion offer for Humana is about building strength and scale in the government insurance business, but some investors ... «ModernHealthcare.com, Jul 15»
5
U.S. banks post detailed crisis plans to avoid breakup threat
... been revised, show they have massively improved their resilience to withstand shocks, bulking up on shareholder capital to shield creditors, ... «TODAYonline, Jul 15»
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UPDATE 2-US banks post detailed crisis plans to avoid breakup threat
... been revised, show they have massively improved their resilience to withstand shocks, bulking up on shareholder capital to shield creditors, ... «Reuters UK, Jul 15»
7
Goldman Sachs Restructures Activism-Defense Practice
That business has become important for relationship-building across Wall Street, and many banks are bulking up their services in this realm. «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
8
Green light for recycling firm to change use of land
... station for the collection, treatment, sorting and bulking of wastes prior to their onward transport to recovery, recycling and re-use/disposal. «Pocklington Post, Jul 15»
9
Another hospital is looking for a big brother
For one, Ingalls can shop among health systems that have gotten stronger by bulking up in recent years. But waiting means those bigger health ... «Crain's Chicago Business, Jul 15»
10
Father and son team set sail at the Pan Am Games
The fruitful father-son duo, who have multiple nautical awards and credentials bulking up their biographies, have lived together on Toronto ... «Hamilton Spectator, Jul 15»

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