bellyaching en · NOUN
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Whining and complaining, often contrived to evoke pity or shirk responsibility.
"What the hell is the matter with you? You made your choice. What're you bellyachin' for? …"
1924 July 14 [1923 August 14], Samuel Badisch Ornitz, “Sixth Period”, in Haunch Paunch and Jowl, eighth printing, New York, N.Y.: Boni and Liveright, section I, page 265:Quit your bellyaching and get back to work!
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.
1934, George Orwell, chapter 15, in Burmese Days:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| belly-aching | alternative | lexicographic | |
| bellyachings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (4)
nl gezeur (Whining and complaining, often contrived to evoke pity or shirk responsibility) · ru нытьё (Whining and complaining, often contrived to evoke pity or shirk responsibility) · ru скулёж (Whining and complaining, often contrived to evoke pity or shirk responsibility) · nl gejammer (Whining and complaining, often contrived to evoke pity or shirk responsibility)