belly
noun
the front or under part of a vertebrate body from the breastbone to the pelvis, containing the abdominal viscera; the abdomen.
is bellying
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present progressiveof belly (3rd person singular).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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We have reached blue water—crushed sapphire—and a little breeze is bellying the awning.
From From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel by Rudyard Kipling
