The Only Use of
distend
in
The Giver
- "Why?" Jonas asked him after he had received a torturous memory in which he had been neglected and unfed; the hunger had caused excruciating spasms in his empty, distended stomach.
p. 111..0distended = extended or swollen
Definition:
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(distend) to extend -- especially the swelling outward of a part of the body; e.g., the stomach