Synonyms for bellyache


Grammar : Verb
Spell : bel-ee-eyk
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbɛl iˌeɪk


Définition of bellyache

Origin :
  • also belly-ache, 1590s, from belly (n.) + ache (n.). The verb in the slang sense of "complain" is first recorded 1888, American English; it appears not to have been used earlier than that, if ever, in a literal sense. Related: bellyached; bellyaching.
  • verb complain
Example sentences :
  • One day when visiting his sick wife I remembered the old story of his bellyache, and wanted to know how it then was.
  • Extract from : « New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers » by Various
  • Let 'em find the sugar tub when their ma is to meetin' an' they won't worry 'bout the bellyache till it comes.
  • Extract from : « In the Days of Poor Richard » by Irving Bacheller
  • Dzewaka was at the height of his fame, when, on a certain day, Buddha happened to be troubled with bellyache.
  • Extract from : « The Life or Legend of Gaudama » by Right Reverend Paul Ambroise Bigandet
  • "Well, I'm not a nuisance yet with rheumatics and bellyache," observed Lady Crowborough.
  • Extract from : « Thorley Weir » by E. F. (Edward Frederic) Benson
  • He is the soothing slumber, he is the soul awake, he is the big cucumber, that gives us the bellyache.
  • Extract from : « Rippling Rhymes » by Walt Mason

Antonyms for bellyache

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