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Definition of Bellyache

1. Verb. Complain. "What was he hollering about?"

2. Noun. An ache localized in the stomach or abdominal region.

Definition of Bellyache

1. n. Pain in the bowels; colic.

Definition of Bellyache

1. Noun. Any pain in the belly, stomach, or abdomen. ¹

2. Verb. To complain or whine, especially needlessly. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bellyache

1. [v -ACHED, -ACHING, -ACHES]

Medical Definition of Bellyache

1. Colloquialism for abdominal pain, usually colicky. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bellyache

belly dancer belly dancers belly dances belly dancing belly flop belly flopper belly flops belly landing belly laugh belly laughs

belly of the beast belly out belly up belly whop belly whopper bellyache (current term) bellyached bellyacher bellyachers bellyaches

bellyaching bellyachings bellyake bellyband bellybands bellycheer bellycrawl bellycrawled

Literary usage of Bellyache

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Journal of Homœopathic Materia Medica (1869)
"bellyache, without extension, all day; in the afternoon he passed wind several times, ... bellyache around the umbilicus while sitting at his desk. 4th d. ..."

2. The British Journal of Homoeopathy edited by John James Drysdale, Robert Ellis Dudgeon, Richard Hughes, John Rutherfurd Russell (1857)
"bellyache, beginning again in the morning, aggravated by coffee, ... bellyache in the evening, renewed by a cup of chocolate, with urging to stool, ..."

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