bellyache

[bel-ee-eyk]

noun

1. a pain in the abdomen or bowels.

verb (used without object)

bellyached, bellyaching 

1. to complain; grumble.

bellyache

/ ˈbɛlɪˌeɪk /

noun

1. an informal term for stomachache

verb

1. slang,  (intr) to complain repeatedly

Other Word Forms

• bellyacher noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of bellyache¹

belly + ache; bellyache def. 1 was first recorded in 1545–55, and bellyache def. 2, an Americanism, in 1885–90

Example Sentences

All this yelling and bellyaching serves a pragmatic purpose: to distract from how what they're saying makes no sense.

From Salon

But Specktor is trying to do something subtler and more slippery than cataloging boldfaced names and bellyaching about how commerce has strangled art.

From Los Angeles Times

"They are crybabies of the highest order," she notes, bellyaching non-stop because liberals continue to hold them in contempt.

From Salon

Who else but a bunch of losers has the time to sit around on Twitter bellyaching about the imaginary lives of bureaucrats?

From Salon

Adam Wren of Politico also wrote on Saturday about Vance's relentless bellyaching.

From Salon