belly
noun
the front or under part of a vertebrate body from the breastbone to the pelvis, containing the abdominal viscera; the abdomen.
are bellying
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present progressiveof belly.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Legions of investment bankers are bellying up for the tens of millions of dollars in fees that will become available.
From Time Magazine Archive
His hand is on the tiller; the shore is receding; his eye is aloft, where the sails are bellying out before the wind.
From From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New by Gordon Stables
