ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Collywobbles

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈkɒlɪwɒb(ə)lz/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Collywobbles is a noun meaning A stomach ache or an upset stomach.

Meaning

A stomach ache or an upset stomach.

More Meanings

  1. (by extension) Anxiety, fear, uneasiness.

Example Sentences

Collywobbles, the gripes.
Petunia’s off school today with a touch of the collywobbles.
I don’t like walking through the forest at night. It gives me the collywobbles.
"I deeply regret," answered Liza, "but my royal 'ighness 'as got the collywobbles."

Synonyms for collywobbles

Depending on context, synonyms include bellyache, mulligrubs, tummyache, butterflies, creeps, heebie-jeebies.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include wambling, wobbly, belly-wark, bellywark, wamble, belly-wahk.

Related Dictionary Tools

Sources & Attribution

FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.