bellyache 1 of 2

as in cramps
abdominal pain especially when focused in the digestive organs eating too many apples will give you a bellyache

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verb

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Recent Examples of bellyache
Noun
The silence at least gave the crowd space to bellyache and boo. Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 8 Mar. 2024 No place to stay Reaching San Antonio, Dieuvena, Banel and Matéo Sebastien slept at the airport, waiting for a flight to Boston, during which time the 4-year-old boy began complaining of a bellyache. Liam Reilly, CNN, 30 Apr. 2023 Counterpoint When Chrysler swallowed AMC, we flinty-eyed industry observers wondered if Lee Iacocca would end up with a bellyache. Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 11 Apr. 2023 Just a sweet glide across the land, no bellyache from a jostle. Arkansas Online, 30 June 2021 Some adverse reactions to look out for can be diarrhea and bellyaches. If your canine (and their stomach) loves the new snack, then great. Jackie Frere, Woman's Day, 2 Apr. 2019 But rather than bellyache, why not follow the lead of McDonald’s and de-invent them? Joe Queenan, WSJ, 9 Nov. 2018 With the stadium being mostly privately financed the naysayers are going to have something else to whine and bellyache about. John Canzano, OregonLive.com, 17 Apr. 2018 The intersection between sports and pop culture in America has existed at least since Babe Ruth’s famous bellyache in 1925. Ken Belson, New York Times, 15 July 2016
Verb
And the second major benefit to weekly recycling: People finally stop bellyaching about biweekly recycling. Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 8 Mar. 2024 Whereas Michael Myers paced calmly in a silly jumpsuit, Lewis bellyached in moody black outfits. Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024 DeSantis hasn’t ceased bellyaching about being outmaneuvered by Disney’s lawyers. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2023 At the heart of the espalier is the stake about which Grenadiers are known to bellyache. Paul Muldoon, The New York Review of Books, 24 Sep. 2020 All of us have cheated this way before and hopefully didn’t bellyache too loudly when we were called out for it. Don Yaeger, Forbes, 16 June 2021 But grousing over presidential vacations is a bit of a political charade; Democrats bellyache about Republican presidents taking time off and vice versa, but even a commander in chief needs some downtime. Stephen Collinson, CNN, 3 June 2021 The city rebranded a different street as Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, though not without bellyaching among the citizenry. Sarah Vowell, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2020 But on a losing team that couldn’t get him the football, Sanders made faces and bellyached. Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bellyache
Noun
  • Symptoms can include dehydration, bloody diarrhea and abdominal cramps.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Cases typically last from four to seven days and include such symptoms as abdominal cramps, diarrhea and fever.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Patterson complained about her in-laws behind their backs Erin and Simon Patterson got married in 2007 and, after splitting and reconciling multiple times over the years, separated permanently in 2015.
    Rachel Treisman, NPR, 7 June 2025
  • Occasionally, drivers call the CHP to complain — especially during rush hour.
    Tina Li, Sacbee.com, 7 June 2025
Noun
  • Usually, salmonella means a few days of diarrhea, vomiting, fever and stomachaches.
    McClatchy Staff, Idaho Statesman, 9 June 2025
  • Usually, salmonella just means a few days of diarrhea, vomiting, fever and stomachaches.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 8 June 2025
Verb
  • Leonardo DiCaprio’s screaming to the top of his lungs.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2025
  • Medvedev added, including an emoji of a screaming face.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
Verb
  • Rangers down on the flight line, standing tall and looking fine, the engines and turbines are starting to whine, so early in the morning.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 May 2025
  • During the sweet clip, the rescue puppy named Penelope can be seen whining and trying her best to crawl along the bed toward the cat, Monroe.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
Verb
  • There’s no point moaning without offering some kind of solution.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 12 May 2025
  • Fire-Rescue Battalion Chief Erik Windsor said fire crews removed a manhole cover in the general area of the storm drain opening, inserted a powerful listening device and heard moaning.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025

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