bellyache

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbɛliˌeɪk/

Noun

bellyache (plural bellyaches)

1. Any pain in the belly, stomach, or abdomen.

   Eating too much candy can give you a bellyache.

Synonyms

• stomachache
• tummyache

Translations

• French: mal au ventre
• German: Bauchschmerz, Bauchweh
• Italian: mal di pancia
• Portuguese: dor de barriga
• Russian: бо́ль в живот
• Spanish: dolor de barriga

Verb

bellyache (bellyaches, present participle bellyaching; past and past participle bellyached)

1. To unnecessarily complain or whine, often about simple matters.

   Quit bellyaching about the problem and help us fix it.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:complain

Translations

• Russian: ныть

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