bellyache
/ˈbɛliˌeɪk/ noun, verb
Forms bellyaches bellyaching bellyached
- noun Any pain in the belly, stomach, or abdomen. “Eating too much candy can give you a bellyache.”
- verb (informal, figurative, intransitive) To unnecessarily complain or whine, often about simple matters. “Quit bellyaching about the problem and help us fix it.”
Synonyms
stomachache tummyache stomach ache gastralgia gripe bitch grouse crab beef squawk holler
Etymology
From belly + ache.
Webster’s 1913
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “bellyache”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details