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"Nothing's more embarrassing than a growling tummy! But we really can't help it at all since Pokémon battles take a whole lot of energy!"

The smiling man grinned at her. "You want some breakfast first?"
Her stomach grumbled appropriately. Emerald glared at it, embarrassed. It wasn't even empty. She'd eaten more recently than she ever had before, yet the mere mention of food was enough to garner a reaction.

<Belly Flute>
A flute which Hunger Cell plays when his hunger has reached its limit. Hunger Cell's melancholy, minor key flute performance bursts forth into the world through a Bluetooth speaker installed in Yumi's belly. Although when these sorrowful, heart-rendering strains reach the outside world... it just sounds like her stomach is grumbling...
Yumi's Cells, Chapter 39 ("The Belly Flute")

Disco Kid kept close to Aran. His presence put him at ease. He heard a strange rumble. "What was that?" He yelped.
"Cool yer jets, boyo," said Aran, "there's no monster. That's just me belly goin' 'oi, feed me, ya tool'."

"[groan] My tummy's never made that noise before!"
C2, Carl² ("Take Your Clone to Work Day")

"Oh, yes, I'm rumbly in my tumbly. Time for something sweet."
Pooh, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh ("Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree")

June: What was that?
Annie: That's the sound Rocket's tummy makes when he gets hungry!
Little Einsteins, "Rocket Soup"

"Heck, we know you've been there before. At a park, at a concert or at a stadium with your family and friends... eating food, enjoying drinks and having an absolutely GREAT time with everyone. But then, uh oh, what's that gurgle in your tummy and pressure in your behind? Oh no! You gotta go potty and you gotta go potty RIGHT NOW! And if you don't, well, look out because you're about to have an accident from all that food and all those drinks!"
— Description for the app game Potty Panic

"I think my tummy is speaking to me. It says: feed me! (giggles)"
Beli Lapran, HuniePop

"My tummy is growling. I think it's mad at me..."
Momo, HuniePop

Camilo: I'm just not very hungry.
Dolores: Are you sure? I can hear your stomach rumbling.

"I can hear their...big, big tummies rumbling!!"

Mmmrrmmm.
Bruno awoke from his nap by a loud pang in his stomach. He groaned and moved to his side, pressing the hot water bottle closer to himself. "Please, just let me sleep."

Our stomaches growl in unison/A hungry stomach waits for no one

His monologue was cut off by a loud, low rumble from his stomach. "Mama…" He trailed off and flopped over.

Rosemary squeezed Yui’s hand as his stomach made a low moan. “That sound is supposed to mean hunger, why don’t I have the energy to eat anything?!”

"My tummy's saying it's a quarter past starving."

I heard a loud rumbling. But it wasn't coming from the engine. It was our stomachs growling! And the loudest stomach of all was our driver's — the Friz!
"Next stop, Paolo's Pizza!" Ms. Frizzle announced.
The Magic School Bus Chapter Books: The Giant Germnote 

Just then, my stomach growled so loudly that everyone on the bus heard it.
"Now all we have to do is put our lunch where it belongs," I said. "In our stomachs!"
Everyone cheered. I guess they were as starved as I was!
The Magic School Bus Chapter Books: Insect Invadersnote 

Suddenly Katie heard a loud rumbling. "AAAAAHHH!" she screamed out. She grabbed her mother by the arm. "What was that?"
"It was just my stomach growling," Annabelle said with a giggle.
"I think she's hungry," Mrs. Bridgeman told Vicki. "Didn't you say there was a café nearby?"
Katie Kazoo Switcheroo: A Whirlwind Vacation

"Hey! I'm feeling down here! Everyone having fun eating?"
Hime Shirayuki, HappinessCharge Pretty Cure!

"Oh! I beg your pardon. I missed lunch."
Secretary to Eclair and Fiona, Perpetual Change

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