Bellyache
noun
A pain in the stomach or abdomen.
I can't eat that, it always gives me a bellyache
Often appears as...
- have a bellyache
- severe bellyache
noun
A complaint or grumble about something.
He had a bellyache about the amount of work he had to do
Often appears as...
- start a bellyache
- big bellyache
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
verb
To complain or grumble about something.
Stop bellyaching about your homework
Often appears as...
- bellyache about something
- constantly bellyaching
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A pain in the stomach or abdomen.
I can't eat that, it always gives me a bellyache
Often appears as...
- have a bellyache
- severe bellyache
noun
A complaint or grumble about something.
He had a bellyache about the amount of work he had to do
Often appears as...
- start a bellyache
- big bellyache
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
verb
To complain or grumble about something.
Stop bellyaching about your homework
Often appears as...
- bellyache about something
- constantly bellyaching
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Discomfort
Used to describe actual stomach pain.
After dinner, I had a bad bellyache.
Pro Tip 2/3Mild Severity
'Bellyache' often implies discomfort that is not extremely severe.
A bit of ginger tea can soothe your bellyache.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Medical Term
It's informal and less precise than medical terms like 'gastritis' or 'abdominal pain'.
If the bellyache persists, you might need a doctor.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Discomfort
Used to describe actual stomach pain.
After dinner, I had a bad bellyache.
Pro Tip 2/3Mild Severity
'Bellyache' often implies discomfort that is not extremely severe.
A bit of ginger tea can soothe your bellyache.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Medical Term
It's informal and less precise than medical terms like 'gastritis' or 'abdominal pain'.
If the bellyache persists, you might need a doctor.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Discomfort
Used to describe actual stomach pain.
After dinner, I had a bad bellyache.
Pro Tip 2/3Mild Severity
'Bellyache' often implies discomfort that is not extremely severe.
A bit of ginger tea can soothe your bellyache.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Medical Term
It's informal and less precise than medical terms like 'gastritis' or 'abdominal pain'.
If the bellyache persists, you might need a doctor.
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Video examples
Leana Wen: What your...
and what I learned was that to become a doctor, we have to put on our white coats, put up a wall, and hide behind it. There's a hidden epidemic in medicine. Of course, patients are scared when they come to the doctor. Imagine you wake up with this terrible bellyache, you go to the hospital,
Video examples
Why Four Cowboys Rode...
the way through it some of his horses started colic which is like a bellyache and he thinks they got into some invasive weeds he called me and it's like all distraught like I don't know if I'm gonna be able to finish etc etc and I was like dude I got some ponies like
Video examples
Leana Wen: What your...
and what I learned was that to become a doctor, we have to put on our white coats, put up a wall, and hide behind it. There's a hidden epidemic in medicine. Of course, patients are scared when they come to the doctor. Imagine you wake up with this terrible bellyache, you go to the hospital,
Video examples
Why Four Cowboys Rode...
the way through it some of his horses started colic which is like a bellyache and he thinks they got into some invasive weeds he called me and it's like all distraught like I don't know if I'm gonna be able to finish etc etc and I was like dude I got some ponies like
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Christine Lakin
American Actress
I took my first acting class at age 6 because I found out that's what Carol Burnett was doing - acting. Also she had an imaginary friend as a kid and went to UCLA, two things we have in common. I will always admire her and hope one day, I can make someone laugh a fraction as hard as she's made me bellyache.
Quote examples
Bernard Baruch
American Businessman
You can overcome anything if you don't bellyache.
Quote examples
Christine Lakin
American Actress
I took my first acting class at age 6 because I found out that's what Carol Burnett was doing - acting. Also she had an imaginary friend as a kid and went to UCLA, two things we have in common. I will always admire her and hope one day, I can make someone laugh a fraction as hard as she's made me bellyache.
Quote examples
Bernard Baruch
American Businessman
You can overcome anything if you don't bellyache.
Example 1 of 2
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