# bellying

Pronunciation: say "BEL-ee-ing" /ˈbɛliɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of belly. — present participle and gerund of belly
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of belly. Use it after words like is or was, or to name the action.
   - _The tent kept bellying in and out as the storm swept across the campsite._
   - _Bellying under the barbed wire took the recruits most of the morning._

## Adjective

2. Bulging or billowing outward, as a sail does when the wind fills it.
   - Simple: Puffed out in a round shape, like a sail full of wind.
   - _A bellying canvas awning snapped and flapped over the café tables._
   - _The bellying folds of her cape trailed behind her down the stairs._

## Noun

3. A shape that bulges, swells or billows outward, or the act or state of bulging, swelling or billowing.
   - Simple: A round shape that puffs out, or the act of swelling or puffing out.
   - _A sudden bellying of black smoke above the factory warned the town that something was wrong._
   - _Heavy bellyings of dark walnut made the antique dresser look swollen._

## Origin

It can be analysed as belly with the suffix -ing.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/bellying (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).