bellyache
a pain in the abdomen or bowels.
to complain; grumble.
Origin of bellyache
1Other words from bellyache
- bel·ly·ach·er, noun
Words Nearby bellyache
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How to use bellyache in a sentence
Well Andy Rooney did and nearly gave himself a bellyache over the results.
Thees yer bellyache what thins me every summer an' wears a fellow out, don't come from nothing but tearing about then.
A Poor Man's House | Stephen Sydney ReynoldsHe is the soothing slumber, he is the soul awake, he is the big cucumber, that gives us the bellyache.
Rippling Rhymes | Walt MasonDo not drink large quantities of cold spring water when heated,—it will give you a very bad bellyache.
Manual of Military Training | James A. Moss"Well, I'm not a nuisance yet with rheumatics and bellyache," observed Lady Crowborough.
Thorley Weir | E. F. (Edward Frederic) Benson
One day when visiting his sick wife I remembered the old story of his bellyache, and wanted to know how it then was.
British Dictionary definitions for bellyache
/ (ˈbɛlɪˌeɪk) /
an informal term for stomachache
(intr) slang to complain repeatedly
Derived forms of bellyache
- bellyacher, noun
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