bellyaching

See also: belly-aching

English

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Noun

bellyaching (countable and uncountable, plural bellyachings)

  1. Whining and complaining, often contrived to evoke pity or shirk responsibility.
    Quit your bellyaching and get back to work!
    • 1934, George Orwell, chapter 15, in Burmese Days‎[1]:
      Blessed are the poor, the sick, the crossed in love, for at least other people know what is the matter with them and will listen to their belly-achings with sympathy.

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Verb

bellyaching

  1. present participle and gerund of bellyache
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