bellyache
pronunciation
How to pronounce bellyache in British English:
UK [ˈbelieɪk]
How to pronounce bellyache in American English:
US [ˈbɛliˌek]
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- Noun:
- an ache localized in the stomach or abdominal region
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- Verb:
- complain
Word Origin
- bellyache (n.)
- 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.
Example
- 1. This is my final fit , my final bellyache with .
- 2. Oh , mama , do I have a bellyache !
- 3. I hope it gives you a bellyache .
- 4. Results formulating the practical and feasible nursing measures through the observation of acute bellyache .
- 5. Conclusion after taking comprehensive measure of curing functional bellyache , there is more significant therapeutic effect of using sea buckthorn emulsion .