Definition of "bellyaching" [bellyaching]

• Whining and complaining, often contrived to evoke pity or shirk responsibility. (noun)
• Present participle of bellyache. (verb)

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• "At home, when the Captain isn't tired, having a migraine, or stressed out (thereby giving in to yelling), I look at him and tell him to get back with me when he's done "bellyaching" and I walk into another room."
• "Why don't you stop bellyaching and help work through this process?"
• "Not that they could give way to ­depression and gloom, for in organizations where bellyaching and rumor are rife—as they are in all armies—it was necessary to maintain an air of confidence at all times."