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 Despite the thin waistband, the pants are still designed with smoothing technology (aka tummy control) as well as odor resistance and machine wash construction. Hillary Maglin, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2024 What will happen is that your arms, tummy and legs will become tighter, leaner and more defined. Fred Sassani, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024 From mastering tummy time and rolling over to sitting up and crawling, infants learn a variety of skills during their first year of life. Laura Lu, Ms, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024 Oso and Me x Sister Parish’s new playmat is reversible in the cutest whimsical pattern and durable for picnics, crawling sessions or tummy time in or outdoors and Lovevery’s toy kits are designed for each stage of development to keep them busy. Hayley Bloomingdale, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tummy 
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Noun
  • For example, butterflies in the stomach describes nervousness, a weight on the shoulders is a sense of responsibility and a lump in the throat represents sadness.
    Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Higher yields may make equity market valuations even tougher to stomach, but that’s not a near-term concern, according to Kevin Khang, senior international economist at Vanguard.
    Jesse Pound, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2024
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  • For example, a team at Caltech has identified two distinct types of neurons in the abdomens of mice that appear to control different aspects of digestion.
    Jon Hamilton, NPR, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Among the victims rushed to hospital, many had eye injuries, missing fingers or gaping holes in their abdomens, Reuters witnesses saw, indicating their proximity to the devices at the time of detonation.
    Reuters, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • She was also seen holding her belly and smiling as her photo was taken.
    Hannah Sacks, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Shortly afterwards, the aircraft came down on the runway in a belly landing, touching down about 1,310 yards along the 3,062 yard runway and sliding into the embankment at the end of the landing strip.
    Ju-min Park and Hongji Kim, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024

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“Tummy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tummy. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.

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