bellyache

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bellyache

  • /ˈbɛliˌeɪk/

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From belly + ache.

noun bellyaches

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

    Similar: stomachache, tummyache

verb bellyaches · bellyaching · bellyached

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

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noun pain in the belly, stomach, or abdomen

Españoldolor de barriga
Portuguêsdor de barriga
Françaismal au ventre
DeutschBauchschmerzen, Bauchweh
Italianomal di pancia
Ελληνικάστομαχόπονος stomachóponos, πονόκοιλος ponókoilos
Русскийбо́ль в животе́ bólʹ v životé, ко́лики kóliki

verb To complain or whine, especially needlessly

Españolrenegar
Deutschherumstänkern, motzen
Русскийныть nytʹ, скулить skulitʹ

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@misc{bellyache_2026,
  title = {bellyache},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bellyache},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}