Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Pain in the stomach or abdomen; colic.
- noun Informal A whining complaint.
- intransitive verb To complain, especially in a whining manner.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Pain in the bowels; the colic.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Pain in the bowels; colic.
- intransitive verb to complain, especially in a whining or grumbling manner; to gripe.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any
pain in thebelly ,stomach , orabdomen . - verb To
complain orwhine , especially needlessly.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an ache localized in the stomach or abdominal region
- verb complain
Etymologies
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Examples
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Listening to conservos bellyache is like listening to a frat boy who has set fire to his frat house and then complains about how much water the fire department uses to put the fire out. george in MD
Sebelius: There will be competition with private insurers 2009
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don't just "bellyache" DO what you can to make a difference in your corner of the universe.
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don't just "bellyache" DO what you can to make a difference in your corner of the universe.
Archive 2007-03-01 2007
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i think a night in the dungeon would be preferable to a Subway 'bellyache' special ...
London SE1 community website real-se1 2010
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i think a night in the dungeon would be preferable to a Subway 'bellyache' special ...
London SE1 community website JuliaBaker 2010
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The query (about whichmost of us have been known to bellyache.)
Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » subtract until you get the sum 2010
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The key thing to keep in mind, however, is that it's the very same people who constantly bellyache about how kids might be brainwashed by making an oil baron not-so-cuddly in a movie, who through vocal support or their vote, deprive children of health care.
Cliff Schecter: When Will Culture Warriors Find Their Rainbow Connection? Cliff Schecter 2011
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The key thing to keep in mind, however, is that it's the very same people who constantly bellyache about how kids might be brainwashed by making an oil baron not-so-cuddly in a movie, who through vocal support or their vote, deprive children of health care.
Cliff Schecter: When Will Culture Warriors Find Their Rainbow Connection? Cliff Schecter 2011
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I used to dive and swim so much that I usually ended up with bellyache thanks to swallowing too much salt water.
Family life 2012
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A 9-year-old girl's appendix ruptures after doctors rule she's just got a bellyache.
Hospitals Overhaul ERs to Reduce Mistakes Laura Landro 2011
sionnach commented on the word bellyache
I like that this is a verb as well as a noun.
February 17, 2007
reesetee commented on the word bellyache
Ah, a verb from ol' Mom. "Quit your bellyaching." :-)
February 17, 2007