bellyache
/ˈbelieɪk/noun
उच्चारण बेलिएक
पेट-दर्द
Core word
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[C, U] informal
a pain in the stomach
पेट-दर्द
- Eating too many green mangoes gave him a bellyache.
- A bellyache kept him out of school.
- A bad bellyache woke her in the middle of the night.
+ 2 more examples
- He had a bellyache after eating too much street food.
- The nurse gave the child something for his bellyache.
Synonyms stomach ache colic
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[I] ~ (about sth) informal, disapproving
to complain a lot, especially about something unimportant
रोना-धोना, बात-बात पर शिकायत करना
- Stop bellyaching about the food and eat it.
- He's always bellyaching about his salary.
- Players who bellyache about the referee rarely win.
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- She never bellyaches, even when the work is very hard.
- Stop bellyaching and start studying for your exam.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
a bellyache (noun)
As a noun, a bellyache is a pain in the stomach. It is informal. It is countable and often used with have or get.
Noun के रूप में 'a bellyache' पेट दर्द है। यह informal है। यह countable है और प्रायः have या get के साथ आता है।
- The child had a bellyache after eating too many sweets.
- A bellyache kept him awake all night.
bellyache (verb) about / over sth
As an informal verb, bellyache means to complain a lot, usually about something unimportant. The topic follows about or over.
Informal क्रिया के रूप में 'bellyache' का अर्थ बहुत शिकायत करना है, प्रायः किसी महत्त्वहीन बात की। विषय 'about' या 'over' के बाद आता है।
- Stop bellyaching about the homework.
- He bellyached over the food all through the trip.
bellyache + to sb
The person who listens to the complaints follows to.
शिकायतें सुनने वाला व्यक्ति 'to' के बाद आता है।
- She kept bellyaching to the warden about the noise.
bellyache (noun) vs stomachache
Stomachache is the neutral word. Bellyache is more informal and also used in comic or child-like speech.
'Stomachache' तटस्थ शब्द है। 'Bellyache' अधिक informal है और हास्य या बच्चों जैसी भाषा में भी आता है।
- The doctor wrote that the child had a stomachache; the child simply called it a bellyache.
bellyacher (noun)
A bellyacher is an informal word for a person who complains all the time.
'Bellyacher' उस व्यक्ति के लिए informal शब्द है जो हर समय शिकायत करता रहता है।
- Our neighbour is a notorious bellyacher who finds fault with everything.
+Collocations 5
verb + bellyache (noun)
havegetcuresuffer fromcomplain of
- He complained of a bellyache after the picnic.
adjective + bellyache
badsuddenmildterriblenagging
- A sudden bellyache sent him to the doctor.
bellyache + about
about the foodabout the weatherabout the feesabout the examabout everything
- They bellyached about the delay in the results.
adverb + bellyache
constantlyendlesslyloudlyopenlybitterly
- The passengers bellyached endlessly about the late train.
bellyache + noun
tabletmedicineremedypaintrouble
- A little ginger tea is an old remedy for a bellyache.
“More examples 7
- Radhika's little brother got a bellyache from eating raw mangoes.
राधिका के छोटे भाई को कच्चे आम खाने से पेट दर्द हो गया।
- Nobody likes a person who bellyaches all day about small things.
छोटी बातों पर दिन भर शिकायत करते रहने वाला व्यक्ति किसी को पसंद नहीं आता।
- A warm drink often helps a bellyache.
गरम पेय अक्सर पेट दर्द में आराम देता है।
- Instead of bellyaching about the marks, he decided to work harder.
अंकों के बारे में शिकायत करने के बजाय उसने अधिक मेहनत करने का निर्णय लिया।
- The students bellyached to the principal about the long holiday homework.
विद्यार्थियों ने प्रधानाचार्य से लंबी छुट्टियों के गृहकार्य की शिकायत की।
- The comedian made a joke about how everyone bellyaches before the monsoon ends.
हास्य कलाकार ने मज़ाक किया कि मानसून खत्म होने से पहले हर कोई शिकायत करता है।
- Instead of a medicine, the grandmother gave him warm water with ajwain for the bellyache.
दवा के बजाय दादी ने पेट दर्द के लिए उसे अजवाइन वाला गुनगुना पानी दिया।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ He bellyaches on the food every day.
✓ He bellyaches about the food every day.
The topic of a complaint follows about or over, not on.
शिकायत के विषय से पहले 'about' या 'over' आता है, 'on' नहीं।