bellyful
pronunciation
How to pronounce bellyful in British English:
UK [ˈbelifʊl]
How to pronounce bellyful in American English:
US [ˈbɛliˌfʊl]
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- Noun:
- an undesirable overabundance
Word Origin
- bellyful (n.)
- figuratively, "enough and more," 1530s, from belly (n.) + -ful. Older than the literal sense (1570s).
Example
- 1. He has a bellyful of absorbing tales .
- 2. When you gonna get a bellyful of this guy ?
- 3. Do you deny having a bellyful of air andthen attacking him in a pub last night ?
- 4. He has a bellyful of evil ideas , and is a scoundrel .
- 5. It has coasters for eyes and a metal briefcase for a body that snaps open to reveal a bellyful of motors and wires .