bellying
adjective, noun, verb
bellying is spelled B-E-L-L-Y-I-N-G: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, bellying means “Bulging or billowing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in bellying?
| Letters | 8: B-E-L-L-Y-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 89 million words; the 301,415th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is bellying?
Bellying appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of bellying
- bellyings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bellying mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Bulging or billowing.
noun
- 1
A bulging, swelling or billowing shape; the act or state of bulging, swelling or billowing.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of belly
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bellying come from?
By surface analysis, belly + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).