projecting

verb adjective

Stress: second syllable

Syllables: pro-ject-ing (3)

English Definition

Extending outward beyond something else; protruding

Example Sentence

She hung her coat on a nail projecting from the wall.

US IPA /prəˈdʒektɪŋ/

UK IPA /prəˈdʒektɪŋ/

protruding jutting extending overhanging bulging

receding indenting sunken