bellyache
noun
a pain in the abdomen or bowels.
bellyaching
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present participleof bellyache.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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And instead of bellyaching about the radical changes to the sport, Cignetti became the old dog learning new tricks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026
All this yelling and bellyaching serves a pragmatic purpose: to distract from how what they're saying makes no sense.
From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2025
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 ● Apr. 17, 2025
Dahlia Lithwick: You and I have done an immense amount of aggregated bellyaching about the fake facts of 303 Creative v.
From Slate ● Dec. 11, 2023
Cal’s bellyaching was not a welcome sequel to the morning with Naomi.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
