bellyful
bellyful · bellyfuls · belliesful
Enough to fill one's bellyEnough to fill one's belly; a large portion of food eaten.
» She's had a bellyful.
Sie hat die Nase voll.
Meaning
2 sensesEnough to fill one's belly; a large portion of food eaten.
(informal)An undesirably large quantity of something.
She gave me a bellyful of abuse when I arrived home late.
More definitions
- an undesirable overabundance
Examples
2 sentencesShe's had a bellyful.
deSie hat die Nase voll.
I have had a bellyful of Tom's nasty comments.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From belly + -ful.From belly + -ful.
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Forms
plural: bellyfuls / belliesful| Singular | bellyful |
|---|---|
| Plural | bellyfuls / belliesful |
regular
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedbellyload
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular