腹はらの虫むしが鳴なる

expression, godan verb (-ru)

stomach rumbles; stomach growls

Idiomatic expression for a stomach making noise from hunger. The phrase personifies the stomach as a 'bug' inside. Often used in casual or slightly humorous contexts.

See also: 腹の虫が鳴く

• お腹なかが空すいて、腹はらの虫むしが鳴なった。

  I was hungry and my stomach rumbled.

• 静しずかな教きょう室しつで腹はらの虫むしが鳴なって恥はずかしかった。

  My stomach growled in the quiet classroom and I was embarrassed.