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Definition of bellyache verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

bellyache

verb

NAmE//ˈbɛliˌeɪk//

[intransitive] (informal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they bellyache

he / she / it bellyaches

past simple bellyached

-ing form bellyaching

to complain a lot about something in an annoying or unreasonable way He's always bellyaching about how much work he has to do.

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