bellyaching
See also: belly-aching
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
bellyaching (countable and uncountable, plural bellyachings)
- Whining and complaining, often contrived to evoke pity or shirk responsibility.
- 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.
- Quit your bellyaching and get back to work!
Translations edit
Whining and complaining, often contrived to evoke pity or shirk responsibility
Verb edit
bellyaching
- present participle and gerund of bellyache