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Meaning of Bellyaching | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

Definitions

Whining and complaining, often contrived to evoke pity or shirk responsibility.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية التوجّع
Nederlands gejammer gezeur
Русский нытьё скулёж

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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