What's the difference between bellyache and tummyache?

Bellyache


Definition:

  • (n.) Pain in the bowels; colic.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) "I don't know about you, but I'm getting tired of the big oil companies always bellyaching that we can't afford clean energy," says a grizzled old man in a faded checked work shirt.
  • (2) Such querulous, opinionated persons are obstinate "bellyachers" who "stick to their guns" and imaginary legal positions to the extent of being a general nuisance.
  • (3) But there are acts that are doing very well, because they are paying attention to where the money goes, and not bellyaching, sans facts, about the music business.
  • (4) We will hear much bellyaching about a situation in which the government, rather than risking sensitive evidence in open court, is forced to pay out vast compensation to people who have had the temerity to allege the UK's compliance in their torture.
  • (5) The patient consulted a physician in our Hospital for bellyache on the left abdomen.
  • (6) "That's why we moan and bitch and bellyache," Suraiya explained in The Times of India newspaper.
  • (7) I’ve heard a number of people bellyache in Hollywood about it.” Whether there is resentment (only 15% of Republican voters thought 12 Years A Slave should have won last year) or the academy is swayed by fads (arguably this year, experimental film-making is the common thread), there is no doubt trends can be found when it comes to diversity and awards season.

Tummyache


Definition:

Example Sentences:

  • (1) While LGBT families had to wait for equality for years because of Merkel’s self-confessed “tummyache” on the matter, she has yet again shown herself to be a cunning political player.
  • (2) Dextroamphetamine showed a significant (P less than .05) decrease from placebo in "tummyaches."

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