Synonyms for bellyache

Most common

bitch · beef · complain · crab

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

Noun

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To unnecessarily complain or whine, often about simple matters.

   Quit bellyaching about the problem and help us fix it.

2. n. 1

   Any pain in the belly, stomach, or abdomen.

   Eating too much candy can give you a bellyache.

Forms

Plural

bellyaches → gastralgias…

Past participle

bellyached
e.g. bellyached → bitched, beefed, complained, crabbed…

Example sentences

• bitch Ziri is the luckiest son of a bitch I've ever seen.
• beef Have you got any preference between beef and lamb?
• complain I heard some students complain about the homework.
• crab Snippy had the bluest blood of all his crab brethren.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

beef¹, crab¹, moan¹

5 letters

bitch¹, gripe¹

6 letters

grouse¹, holler², squawk¹, grouch¹

7 letters

grumble²

8 letters

complain²

10 letters

gastralgia

12 letters

collywobbles

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (holler² = 2 syllables).

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Français

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