bulking

/ ˈbʌlkɪŋ /

noun

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

Example Sentences

Guys who spend time at the gym bulking up?

From Salon

“The buyer needs to be bulking up on joy utility, because it’s not clear to me that this will be an addition to wealth utility,” he said.

From New York Times

Of all the directives from USC’s defensive staff this summer, bulking up was the most critical.

From Los Angeles Times

There’s a reason USC focused on bulking up this summer, after two years of trying to be leaner and faster to fit former coordinator Alex Grinch’s “Speed D” concepts.

From Los Angeles Times

The company has reported quarterly sales declines for more than two years, a stretch reaching back to the pandemic when households were bulking up on new laptops and other goods to work from home.

From Seattle Times