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bellyache

/ˈbɛliˌeɪk/

bellyache noun: any pain in the belly, stomach, or abdomen.

Noun

bellyache (plural bellyaches)

  1. Any pain in the belly, stomach, or abdomen.
    • Eating too much candy can give you a bellyache.

Verb

bellyache (third-person singular simple present bellyaches, present participle bellyaching, simple past and past participle bellyached)

  1. (figuratively, informal, intransitive) To unnecessarily complain or whine, often about simple matters.
    • Quit bellyaching about the problem and help us fix it.

Synonyms of bellyache

Forms of bellyache

Noun
pluralbellyaches
Verb
third-person singular presentbellyaches
present participlebellyaching
past participlebellyached
pastbellyached

Origin of bellyache

From belly + ache.

Words formed from bellyache

Phrases with bellyache

Questions about bellyache

What does bellyache mean?
Bellyache means any pain in the belly, stomach, or abdomen.
What part of speech is bellyache?
Bellyache can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce bellyache?
Bellyache is pronounced /ˈbɛliˌeɪk/.
What is the plural of bellyache?
The plural of bellyache is bellyaches.

Words near bellyache in the dictionary

  1. belly-up peaches
  2. belly-wahk
  3. belly-wahks
  4. belly-wark
  5. belly-warks
  6. bellyache
  7. bellyache bush
  8. bellyache bushes
  9. bellyache root
  10. bellyache weed
  11. bellyached

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