4
broadening(verb, expanding)
4
dilating(verb, expanding)
4
enlarging(verb, expanding)
4
expanding(verb, expanding)
4
extending(verb, expanding)
4
inflating(verb, expanding)
3
amplifying(verb, expanding)
3
stretching(verb, expanding)
3
widening(verb, expanding)
2
ballooning
2
bellying
2
bloating
2
bulging
2
developing(verb, adjective, expanding)
2
engorging(verb, expanding)
2
fattening(verb, expanding)
2
increasing(verb, expanding)
2
lengthening(verb, expanding)
2
magnifying(verb, adjective, expanding)
1
augmenting(verb, expanding)
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