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Meanings of
bellying
in English
Curving outward.
bulging
bulbous
bellied
protuberant
bulgy
Related terms
protrusive
Usage of
bellying
in English
1
The great
bellying
sails glittered with painted dragons and eagles and sun-bursts.
2
Then there was complete silence, and even the
bellying
canvas seemed still.
3
OK, Nick said, turning his chair and
bellying
back up to his keyboard.
4
Ben forced himself to think about the wind
bellying
the sail.
5
A second glimpses a
bellying
sail: straightway the ocean path beckons to him.
6
A nurse stood like a statue, holding back the
bellying
window-curtain.
7
But the sea fought them, and I saw their sails
bellying
in all directions.
8
McAllister shows up, too, and stays,
bellying
up on the stool next to McLarney.
9
The handful of patrons
bellying
up to the bar were the usual mixed bunch.
10
On the surface of the sea a few white sails were
bellying
in the breeze.
11
The large triangular sail of the sampan was now
bellying
out in the south wind.
12
The unfurled canvas whistled and swelled in
bellying
whiteness.
13
Hawtayne bent his weight upon the tiller, and crouched to see under the
bellying
sail.
14
As sails full spread and
bellying
with the wind
15
The distant ships drove by with huge sails
bellying
.
16
We altered our course, and, with mainsail and spinnaker
bellying
to the squall, drove past.
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About this term
bellying
belly
Verb
Present
Frequent collocations
belly out
belly sails
belly away
belly back
belly canvas
More collocations
Bellying
through the time