Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Curving outward: Having a shape that bulges or protrudes outward, often describing a rounded, convex form.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The bellying sails caught the wind, propelling the ship forward. (The sails that curved outward caught the wind.)
  • He wore a bellying shirt that was too tight around his stomach. (He wore a shirt that bulged outward at his stomach.)

Advanced Usage

• Descriptive Use: Often used to describe objects or surfaces that have a prominent, rounded outward curve.
  • The bellying clouds on the horizon promised a storm. (The clouds bulging outward on the horizon promised a storm.)

Variants and Related Words

• Belly (verb): To swell or bulge out.
  • The sails began to belly in the strong breeze. (The sails began to swell out in the strong breeze.)
• Bellied (adjective): Having a belly or a specified type of belly; often used in combination (e.g., ).
  • The big-bellied stove warmed the room. (The stove with a large, rounded shape warmed the room.)

Synonyms

• Bulging: Swelling outward.
• Protuberant: Sticking out from a surface.
• Convex: Having a surface that curves outward like the exterior of a sphere.

Antonyms

• Concave: Curving inward.
• Sunken: Hollow or depressed inward.

Adjective

1. curving outward