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tummy

noun

ˈtə-mē

Definition of tummy

as in stomach

the part of the body between the chest and the pelvis tickled the toddler's tummy

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Recent Examples of tummy Our favorites include a swishy little black dress on Amazon, which features subtle, tummy-controlling draping through the waist (and comes in many other colors). — Malia Griggs, Glamour, 23 July 2026 One wore an inflatable pink frog costume with AMPHIFA painted on the tummy. — Matt Viser, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026 This swimsuit has built-in shapewear, designed to shape and compress everywhere, with subtle draping at the tummy. — Alexandra Malmed, InStyle, 16 July 2026 This included one of their players poking a finger into the ear of the Belgian penalty-spot protector Diego Moreira, and responding to the reactionary elbow to the tummy by going down, and staying down, on top of the penalty mark. — Geir Jordet, New York Times, 15 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for tummy

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Noun

Wells' family and their lawyers disputed the grand jury's findings, pointing to unexplained bruising on the back of his head and noting that his airways and stomach were devoid of water.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Keith died in February 2024 following a battle with stomach cancer.

— Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of stomach

Noun

Females are generally somewhat larger than males and have a pointed, protractable ovipositor (egg-laying organ) at the tip of their abdomens.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Sep. 2026
Copenhaver was struck in the arm and in the abdomen, wounds that left him with lingering injuries and walking with a cane.

— Gene Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of abdomen

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His pass was intercepted on the first play from scrimmage and again late in the first half, when his throw landed right in the belly of linebacker Ernest Jones IV.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Rather than always keeping her baby bumps concealed or camouflaged, the hitmaker embraced bold colors and cutouts that made her belly a focal point.

— Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of belly

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