as in stomachs
the part of the body between the chest and the pelvis
tickled the toddler's tummy
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Recent Examples of tummies
But pine needles and chewing on branches can upset doggies' tummies, and possibly lead to blockages, so keep an eye on the dog around the Christmas tree.
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Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
Here are some hacks to get food into tummies faster and score prime reservations.
—Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 31 Oct. 2025
Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
Here are some hacks to get food into tummies faster and score prime reservations.
—Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tummies
Noun
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Foodies, get your stomachs and wallets ready.—
Rashad Alexander,
Kansas City Star,
6 Jan. 2026
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Seeing the opportunity, Wendy's hopes to step in and fill the chicken tender-sized hole in spectators' stomachs.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
5 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Pairs of multibar angelfish, with their zebra-like stripes and bright yellow bellies, darted across a field of silvery staghorn coral.—
Gisela Williams,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Jan. 2026
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Jared Towers, the executive director of Bay Cetology, a research institute in Alert Bay, British Columbia, told the outlet that the group of orcas rubbing their bellies on the rocks comes from the A5 pod, which is composed of three different families.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Four male figures stood before me, their long necks headless, two-thirds of their abdomens replaced by their heads lodged between their solar plexuses and belly buttons.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Dec. 2025
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The stingers they are equipped with can be up to about a quarter-inch (6 mm) in length and inject a painful venom – which is stored in large quantities in their abdomens – into their victims.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
5 Dec. 2025
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“Tummies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tummies. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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