belly
noun
the front or under part of a vertebrate body from the breastbone to the pelvis, containing the abdominal viscera; the abdomen.
had bellied
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past perfectof belly.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Later, at Nick’s Cove, a local restaurant with a pier that stretches over the bay, Elliott chatted with a woman who had bellied up to the bar to watch a baseball game.
From New York Times ● Sep. 28, 2022
Ludwick, assuming his rocket had skipped into left field, had bellied out to make the turn at first base.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 16, 2012
His arms seemed thin, and he had bellied, and was bowed and unsightly.
From The White Peacock by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
The metal had bellied out in a six-foot hole into the storage hold beyond....
From Gold in the Sky by Llewellyn
From the topsail yards fluttered mere ribbons of canvas where the reefed sails had bellied.
From Blackbeard: Buccaneer by Frank Earle Schoonover
