Synonyms of bellying

bellying

verb

present participle of belly

1

as in protruding

to extend outward beyond a usual point

the sails slowly bellied as the wind picked up

Synonyms & Similar Words

• protruding
• bulging
• poking
• billowing
• beetling
• overhanging
• jutting
• swelling
• pouching
• ballooning
• projecting
• pooching
• pouting
• bunching
• standing out
• bagging
• sticking out
• extending
• lengthening
• distending
• inflating
• stretching
• starting
• mushrooming
• doming
• dilating
• snowballing
• elongating
• expanding
• blowing up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• contracting
• shrinking
• condensing
• compressing
• constricting

• contracting
• shrinking
• condensing
• compressing
• constricting

2

as in sliding

to move slowly with the body close to the ground

recruits were forced to belly over the obstacle course under simulated enemy fire

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sliding
• snaking
• creeping
• slithering
• crawling
• crouching
• groveling
• grovelling
• squatting
• sneaking
• worming
• wriggling
• edging
• inching
• tiptoeing
• nosing
• skulking
• stealing