pit of stomach



pit of one's stomach

Fig. the middle of one's stomach; the location of a "visceral response." I got a strange feeling in the pit of my stomach when they told me the bad news.
See also: of, pit, stomach

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Elaheh-Persian
SammySAM-eeEnglish
KaseyKAY-seeEnglish
Hulda (1)HUWL-dah (German)Icelandic, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Norse Mythology
Klava-Russian
Tzillah-Biblical Hebrew