Meaning & use
pouching
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Forming into a baglike fold or bulge; also, placing something into a small pouch or bag.
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The skin beneath his eyes had begun pouching noticeably with age.
Hikers were pouching their trail mix into small resealable bags before the climb.
A note on using this word
Used in everyday contexts for bulging fabric or skin, and more technically in dentistry and medicine to describe tissue that forms pocket-like folds.
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