bellying up

verb

present participle of belly up
as in coming up
to come near or nearer belly up to the buffet table and help yourselves

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Recent Examples of bellying up Once called ''the funniest woman on TV,'' Catherine O'Hara spends much of her time these days bellying up against a snooker table at the Squeeze Club, a Toronto juice bar and pool hall. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026 Across the river, Le Crocodile at the Wythe Hotel in Williamsburg, Brooklyn brings a stylish, approachable scene for bellying up and indulging in sexy French cuisine. — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026 Swashbucklers, scoundrels, bandits and buccaneers will soon be bellying up to the bar inside a lively new pirate pub at Walt Disney World that’s already booked solid for the first two months and promises to be a must-have reservation for visitors. — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bellying up
  1. coming up
  2. drawing on
  3. closing in
  4. approaching
  5. closing
  6. coming
Verb
  • After leading last February’s How to Make a Killing and lending his voice to April’s The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Powell has The Comeback King, The Great Beyond and a Lou Gehrig biopic coming up.
    — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Nonetheless, the order tasks Kennedy with coming up with options to make separate shots available.
    — Erika Edwards, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of coming up
Verb
  • The group has been open about drawing on Korean expertise – training from specialists who have worked with K-pop idols – while insisting its sound remains distinct.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Multiple studies using different approaches reached broadly consistent conclusions, illustrating how scientists conducting attribution studies can build confidence in the conclusions by drawing on several independent lines of evidence.
    — Deepti Singh, The Conversation, 24 July 2026
Definition of drawing on
Verb
  • International benchmark Brent crude was closing in on $88 a barrel in early trading on Tuesday, up from around $83 at the end of last week.
    — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026
  • James was closing in on Gadsden, but Herbert fired a fastball to beat the coverage.
    — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of closing in
Verb
  • Compared to Bromley, Fleetwood are approaching elder-statesmen status as members of the EFL.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The speed limit in the work zone is 55 mph, and drivers are required to move over when possible or slow down when approaching workers or construction activity along the shoulder.
    — Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of approaching
Verb
  • Brian’s Angels, a nonprofit homeless outreach in Bristol, announced that its community center will be closing at the end of August after 11 years.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026
  • For the first time, the Chicks will perform the album in its entirety before closing each night with favorites from across their catalog.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of closing
Verb
  • That does not suggest an update for the current Android 17 is coming anytime soon, not that Google’s new release offers much so far to set itself apart from Android 16.
    — Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Though Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said early last week that a deal may be coming , that news never materialized.
    — Zev Fima,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of coming

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