Definition of rheumatics in English:
rheumatics
plural nounrʊˈmatɪksruˈmædɪks
informal usually treated as singular Rheumatism; rheumatic pains.
he was plagued with the rheumatics
the pain of her rheumatics had eased
Example sentencesExamples
- Nothing special about a touch of the rheumatics, I tell myself.
- I have rheumatics in the spine now and I've been in hospital three times with my stomach.
- There is no shivering in the cold, no fear of getting chilled, no danger of rheumatics from sitting on damp grass.
- There was nothing I could do but put a brave face on it and go after them, but now my rheumatics are playing up something rotten and my truss is all rusty.
Definition of rheumatics in US English:
rheumatics
plural nounruˈmædɪksro͞oˈmadiks
informal usually treated as singular Rheumatism; rheumatic pains.
he was plagued with the rheumatics
the pain of her rheumatics had eased
Example sentencesExamples
- There was nothing I could do but put a brave face on it and go after them, but now my rheumatics are playing up something rotten and my truss is all rusty.
- I have rheumatics in the spine now and I've been in hospital three times with my stomach.
- There is no shivering in the cold, no fear of getting chilled, no danger of rheumatics from sitting on damp grass.
- Nothing special about a touch of the rheumatics, I tell myself.