Belly - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- a protruding abdomen (syn: paunch)
- a part that bulges deeply
verb
Extra examples
He got down on his belly to crawl.
They slid down the snowy hill on their bellies.
...the sails slowly bellied as the wind picked up...
...recruits were forced to belly over the obstacle course under simulated enemy fire...
A candle lighted in the belly of a dark dead past.
She was lying on her belly.
The T-shirt was stretched tight over his belly.
...showed us a tiny tattoo on her abdomen, right next to her belly button...
...his daughter playfully poked at his flabby belly...
His belly jiggled like a bowlful of jelly.
Ali returned to boxing with a new fire in his belly.
The eggs are hatched under a fold of skin on the penguin's belly.
Hunger bloated the child's belly
The starved child's belly protuberated
She did a belly flop into the pool.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: belly
he/she/it: bellies
present participle: bellying
past tense: bellied
past participle: bellied
singular: belly
plural: bellies
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