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bellying

SayBEL-ee-ing/ˈbɛliɪŋ/

Noun pluralbellyings

3 meanings of bellying

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of belly. Use it after words like is or was, or to name the action.

    The sails were bellying in the strong wind.

    The kids were bellying across the floor like snakes.

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  2. 2
    adjective
    Puffed out in a round shape, like a sail full of wind.

    The bellying sails pushed the little boat across the lake.

    She hung light, bellying curtains in the open window.

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  3. 3
    nouncountable
    A round shape that puffs out, or the act of swelling or puffing out.

    We watched the slow bellying of the sails as the wind came up.

    The old sofa had strange bellyings in its cushions.

    Similarbulge, swelling, billow

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bellying is a form of belly

belly, verb: To puff out in a round shape, or make something do this, like wind in a sail. Full entry

Forms
bellybellies he/she/itbellying -ing formbellied past tense, past participle
Spelling
belly → bellying: add -ing

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Origin

It is belly with -ing added.