BELLYACHE


Meaning of BELLYACHE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ belieɪk ]

also belly-ache

( bellyaches, bellyaching, bellyached)

1.

Bellyache is a pain inside your abdomen, especially in your stomach. ( INFORMAL )

= stomach-ache

N-VAR

2.

If you say that someone is bellyaching , you mean they complain loudly and frequently about something and you think this is unreasonable or unjustified. ( INFORMAL )

...belly-aching about recession.

= complain

VERB : usu cont , V about n , also V

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