BELLYING | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Belly

Speech Type: Verb

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈbɛli
Dialects: British English
Definition:

swell or cause to swell

Short Definition:

swell or cause to swell

Examples:
  • as she leaned forward her pullover bellied out
  • the wind bellied the sail out
Definition:

move or sit close to (a bar or table)

Short Definition:

move or sit close to something

Examples:
  • regulars who first bellied up to the bar years before

Word: Belly

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

Old English belig ‘bag’, of Germanic origin, from a base meaning ‘swell, be inflated’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈbɛli
Dialects: British English
Definition:

the front part of the human trunk below the ribs, containing the stomach and bowels

Short Definition:

front part of trunk below ribs

Examples:
  • his fat belly stuck out over his trousers
Definition:

the rounded underside of a ship or aircraft.

Short Definition:

underside of ship or aircraft

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