bellyache
bellyache · bellyaches · bellyached · bellyaching
кричать, крикнуть, вскрикнуть
schreien, kreischen, krächzen
To unnecessarily complain or whine, often about simple mattersTo unnecessarily complain or whine, often about simple matters.
/ˈbɛliˌeɪk/
» Stop your bellyaching.
Перестань ныть.
Meaning
1 senses(figuratively, informal)To unnecessarily complain or whine, often about simple matters.
Quit bellyaching about the problem and help us fix it.
herumstänkern, motzen
нытьnytʹ, скулитьskulitʹ
complain
Examples
8 sentencesStop your bellyaching.
ruПерестань ныть.
I couldn't sleep because of my bellyache.
A stomachache is usually mistaken for a bellyache.
deMagenschmerzen werden gewöhnlich mit Bauchschmerzen verwechselt.
I thought you had grown out of your childish bellyaching about the academy.
Thomas has bellyaches.
Translations
3 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
To complain or whine, especially needlessly:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
To complain or whine, especially needlessly:
Origin
From belly + ache.From belly + ache.
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Forms
bellyaches, bellyaching, bellyached, bellyached| Base form | bellyache · to bellyache |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | bellyaches |
| Present participle | bellyaching |
| Past simple | bellyached |
| Past participle | bellyached |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
7 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedbellyacher
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle