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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 The pants are designed with a high waistline for ample coverage around the tummy, a tailored silhouette, and cuffed hems for a crisp clean look that’ll take you from the office to after-work cocktail hour. — Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 4 July 2026 My tummy wouldn’t be able to handle it. — Joseph Trinidad, Longreads, 16 June 2026 The skin on my tummy was covered in stretch marks. — Jillian Pretzel, Parents, 9 June 2026 This is the perfect, tummy padding meal to end your weekender in Palm Springs and hit the road back home. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for tummy

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Plus there are treatments that feel like something from a 19th-century novel, such as salt baths, warm compresses on the liver area, or thrice-weekly stomach massages that are all supposed to promote cleansing and regeneration.

— Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 17 July 2026
Cases of stomach illness caused by the cyclospora parasite are rising rapidly in Florida.

— Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 17 July 2026

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Ship drops through the atmosphere belly-first, allowing the black, hexagonal heat shield tiles that cover half the vehicle to absorb the blazing temperatures of reentry.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 10 July 2026
Perched on an oceanfront bluff 800 miles above the shore, its sprawling outdoor patio, once a buzzing boho hub of belly dancing and poetry readings, is now an idyllic setting for a sunset drink.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 July 2026

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