bellyaching

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Definition of bellyaching

2 senses · 2 parts of speech

noun

(countable, uncountable)Whining and complaining, often contrived to evoke pity or shirk responsibility.

“Quit your bellyaching and get back to work!”
“"What the hell is the matter with you? You made your choice. What're you bellyachin' for? …"”
“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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noun

(countable, uncountable)Whining and complaining, often contrived to evoke pity or shirk responsibility.

“Quit your bellyaching and get back to work!”
“"What the hell is the matter with you? You made your choice. What're you bellyachin' for? …"”
“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.”

verb

(form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of bellyache

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