bellyache
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verbDefinition of BELLYACHE
intransitive verb
: to complain whiningly or peevishly : find fault
— bel·ly·ach·er noun
Examples of BELLYACHE
- He was bellyaching about how long it took to get a table at the restaurant.
- <tired of the kids bellyaching every time they're asked to mow the lawn or take out the trash>
First Known Use of BELLYACHE
1881
Related to BELLYACHE
Synonyms: beef, complain, bitch, bleat, carp, caterwaul, crab, croak, fuss, gripe, grizzle, grouch, grouse, growl, grumble, grump, holler, inveigh, keen, kick, kvetch, maunder [chiefly British], moan, murmur, mutter, nag, repine, scream, squawk, squeal, wail, whimper, whine, whinge [British], yammer, yawp (or yaup), yowl
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