Both Uses of
distend
in
Angels & Demons
- The eerie phone conversation had left him feeling turgid …. distended somehow.†
Chpt 43-44 *
- The action seemed to distend, as if in a time warp, all the insanity slowing to a crawl ….†
Chpt 117-118
Definition:
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(distend) to extend -- especially the swelling outward of a part of the body; e.g., the stomach