belched; belching; belches
1
: to expel gas suddenly from the stomach through the mouth
2
: to erupt, explode, or detonate violently
3
: to issue forth spasmodically : gush
1
: to eject or emit violently
angrily belched insults
2
: to expel (gas) from the stomach suddenly : eruct
belch
noun
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Examples of belch in a Sentence
He belched loudly, and his girlfriend said, “That's disgusting!”.
Smoke belched from the factory chimneys beside the river.
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Two thousand years ago, the Roman philosopher Pliny the Elder described a man named Pomponius who could not belch.
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Kff Health News, The Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2024
This condition, more common than many realize, serves as a root cause for various symptoms, including peeling nails, poor hair growth, anxiety, difficulty digesting meals containing animal protein, belching and bloating after meals, and an expanding list of food sensitivities.
—Iman Balagam, Vogue, 2 Sep. 2024
These hydrothermal vents belch warm towers of elements that draw clusters of animal life, such as tube worms.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
Set to open the South International Series Festival, the dramedy turns on the shortest-reigning of Spanish monarchs, the reportedly libertine Luis I who in 1724 married Louise Élisabeth d’Orléans, taken to belch, pass wind and undress in public to clean windows with her dress.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 10 Oct. 2024
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Kff Health News, The Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2024
This condition, more common than many realize, serves as a root cause for various symptoms, including peeling nails, poor hair growth, anxiety, difficulty digesting meals containing animal protein, belching and bloating after meals, and an expanding list of food sensitivities.
—Iman Balagam, Vogue, 2 Sep. 2024
These hydrothermal vents belch warm towers of elements that draw clusters of animal life, such as tube worms.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
Set to open the South International Series Festival, the dramedy turns on the shortest-reigning of Spanish monarchs, the reportedly libertine Luis I who in 1724 married Louise Élisabeth d’Orléans, taken to belch, pass wind and undress in public to clean windows with her dress.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Belch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/belch. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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belch
1 of 2 intransitive verb
: to expel gas suddenly from the stomach through the mouth
: to expel (gas) from the stomach suddenly : eruct
belch
2 of 2 noun
: an act or instance of belching : eructation
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