bellyache

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bel·ly·ache / ˈbelēˌāk/ inf. • n. an abdominal pain.• v. [intr.] complain noisily or persistently: heads of departments bellyaching about lack of resources [as n.] (bellyaching) there was plenty of bellyaching. DERIVATIVES: bel·ly·ach·er n.