bellyache

noun

🔊/ˈbelieɪk/

[countable, uncountable] (informal)

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verb

🔊/ˈbelieɪk/

[intransitive] (informal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they bellyache	🔊/ˈbelieɪk/ 🔊/ˈbelieɪk/
he / she / it bellyaches	🔊/ˈbelieɪks/ 🔊/ˈbelieɪks/
past simple bellyached	🔊/ˈbelieɪkt/ 🔊/ˈbelieɪkt/
past participle bellyached	🔊/ˈbelieɪkt/ 🔊/ˈbelieɪkt/
-ing form bellyaching	🔊/ˈbelieɪkɪŋ/ 🔊/ˈbelieɪkɪŋ/

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to complain a lot about something in an annoying or unreasonable way无端地大发牢骚
- He’s always bellyaching about how much work he has to do.他总是在艰苦地工作着。