bellyache (noun)

  • 1bellyache — informal ► NOUN ▪ a stomach pain. ► VERB ▪ complain noisily or persistently …

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  • 2bellyache-bush — noun or bellyache weed ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ : a shrub (Jatropha gossipiifolia) of the southeastern United States that is reputedly poisonous and has seeds with purgative properties …

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  • 3bellyache-weed — noun see bellyache bush …

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  • 4bellyache — I UK [ˈbelɪˌeɪk] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms bellyache : singular bellyache plural bellyaches informal a pain in your stomach II UK [ˈbelɪˌeɪk] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms bellyache : present tense I/you/we/they bellyache …

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  • 5bellyache — 1. noun /ˈbɛlijeɪk/ Any pain in the belly, stomach, or abdomen. Eating too much candy can give you a bellyache. 2. verb /ˈbɛlijeɪk/ To complain or …

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  • 6bellyache — bel|ly|ache1 [ beli,eık ] noun count or uncount INFORMAL a pain in your stomach bellyache bel|ly|ache 2 [ beli,eık ] verb intransitive INFORMAL to complain a lot in a way that annoys other people …

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  • 7bellyache — /ˈbɛlieɪk/ (say beleeayk) Colloquial –noun 1. a pain in the stomach, especially colic. 2. a cause of discontent. 3. a complaint. –verb (t) (bellyached, bellyaching) 4. to complain or grumble. {US slang (1880s) –bellyacher, noun –bellyaching, noun …

  • 8bellyache — I. noun Date: 1552 pain in the abdomen and especially in the stomach ; stomachache II. intransitive verb Date: 1881 to complain whiningly or peevishly ; find fault • bellyacher noun …

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  • 9bellyache — informal noun a stomach pain. verb complain noisily or persistently. Derivatives bellyacher noun …

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  • 10bellyache — 1 noun (C, U) a pain in your stomach 2 verb (I) informal to complain a lot, especially about something unimportant (+ about): Stop bellyaching about it and get on with the job! …

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