Definition of tummynext
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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Noun
  • However, as surveillance footage was being reviewed, video from June 2026 showed Cantrell with a larger stomach, police said.
    — Briauna Brown, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Detectives obtained video footage of Cantrell from a few months prior, and her stomach area appeared larger, the affidavit states.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The arachnid’s abdomen is made up of neon green cat-eye gel that looks like an eyeball.
    — Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The 68-year-old gunman shot the woman in the abdomen in her ninth-floor apartment on Third Ave.
    — John Annese, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Then Kip caught himself and, by way of saying thanks, rubbed his belly, smiled big, gave me the finger.
    — George Saunders, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Asked what was going on in his head during those hours in the belly of the beast, though, Abrams demures.
    — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2026

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“Tummy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tummy. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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