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tummy

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtʌmi/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈtʌmi/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(tumē)

Inflections of 'tummy' (n): npl: tummies

Collocations for "tummy"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "tummy" in context.

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tummy

Most examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. informal: a [slim, fat, round] tummy
  2. informal: getting a fat tummy
  3. informal: your tummy is getting fat
  4. informal: wish my tummy were as slim as yours
  5. informal: exercises to slim down your tummy
  6. informal: your tummy is showing
  7. informal: [tickled, pinched] his [daughter's, kid's] tummy
  8. informal: [stroke] the dog's tummy
  9. informal: (the dog) wanted his tummy [stroked, tickled]
  10. informal: my tummy [aches, hurts]
  11. informal: [felt, heard] rumbles in my tummy
  12. informal: have a sore tummy
  13. informal: to [calm, settle] your tummy
  14. informal: slapped himself on his tummy
  15. informal: patted his tummy
n as adj
  1. informal: has a tummy [bug, virus, ache, infection, upset]
  2. informal: take tummy [medicine, medication, syrup]
  3. informal: [have, get, perform] a tummy tuck
  4. informal: do tummy exercises
  5. informal: gave the [cat, dog, child] tummy tickles
'tummy' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "tummy" in the title:

belly/tummy - English Only forum
Daddy said his tummy <was><is> paining - English Only forum
he pushes his tummy out - English Only forum
lie down on your tummy - English Only forum
lie on your tummy on my tummy - English Only forum
Mummy Tummy - English Only forum
My tummy flipped - English Only forum
My tummy is speaking to me - English Only forum
press my tummy - English Only forum
Rumbling Tummy - English Only forum
stomach or tummy - English Only forum
stood on his tummy staring at him - English Only forum
Tickly-wickly tummy - English Only forum
Tummy for men - English Only forum
tummy tuck - English Only forum
Whose tummy did you come out from - English Only forum
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