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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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Since then researchers have discovered that the Epstein-Barr virus, which is known to cause cancers such as nasal pharyngeal cancers and some forms of lymphoma, is also linked to some stomach cancers and some rarer lymphomas, Clifford says.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2026
The victim was shot in the stomach and was taken to the University of Chicago Hospital in good condition.

— Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of stomach

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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

Noun

Still, the Dolphins displayed a spirit and fire in the belly that many wondered about in the days leading up to the game.

— Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 27 Sep. 2026
Black said adjustment takes time, including finding the right position and avoiding sleeping on his belly.

— Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2026

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