as in burp
an expulsion of stomach gas through the mouth
with a loud belch he concluded his pig-out and rose at last from the table
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as in to spit
to violently throw out or off (something from within)
the volcano belched lava and ash for days
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Recent Examples of belch
Marianne Krasny, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
The ancient volcanoes in that area, situated around the center of Pangaea, oozed and belched greenhouse gases in pulses over 600,000 years, covering roughly three million square miles in volcanic rock and causing sharp climate swings between hot and cold.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2025
At the film's end, the fire-breathing dragon who guarded Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz) in her tower devours Lord Farquaad, finishing the job by unceremoniously belching up his crown.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
Everyone called for tighter restrictions on Suncor’s emissions of carbon monoxide and fine particulate matter, which is made up of tiny particles of ash, soot and smoke that are belched into the air during the refining process.
—Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 12 Dec. 2024
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Verb
Feeling bloated, the cow belches the gas–which is overwhelmingly methane–to relieve the pressure.
—Marianne Krasny, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
The ancient volcanoes in that area, situated around the center of Pangaea, oozed and belched greenhouse gases in pulses over 600,000 years, covering roughly three million square miles in volcanic rock and causing sharp climate swings between hot and cold.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2025
At the film's end, the fire-breathing dragon who guarded Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz) in her tower devours Lord Farquaad, finishing the job by unceremoniously belching up his crown.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
Everyone called for tighter restrictions on Suncor’s emissions of carbon monoxide and fine particulate matter, which is made up of tiny particles of ash, soot and smoke that are belched into the air during the refining process.
—Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 12 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for belch
Noun
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Jelly Roll, 40, lets out a burp before the commercial cuts to him smiling directly into the camera while holding the can.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
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Sweet Dolphin Muslin Burp Cloths, 12-pack Buy on Amazon $24 $10 These lightweight muslin burp cloths are nearly 60% off right now at Amazon.—
Terri Peters,
Parents,
4 July 2024
Verb
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But the turbines are very inefficient, and are also spitting out pollutants—not just CO2 but nitrous oxide and formaldehyde.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Instead of just spitting out an answer, a chatbot with reasoning abilities could dissect a question and provide multiple, specific responses accounting for different scenarios.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN,
18 Mar. 2025
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Plans to redevelop a piece of Idaho’s second-oldest golf course — and the oldest in Southern Idaho — could soon move forward after a neighborhood on the edge of State Street erupted into objections over similar plans six years ago.—
Nick Rosenberger,
Idaho Statesman,
16 Mar. 2025
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Self Tour Pompeii When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD and coated the city of Pompeii in ash and debris to a depth of 23 feet (seven meters), the population at the time was fifteen to twenty thousand, or about that of Jackson, Wyoming or Bangor in Wales today.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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McCaffery was ejected in his final game coaching the Hawkeyes, a 106-94 loss to Illinois on Thursday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament.—
Adam Zagoria,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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The Sun periodically ejects huge bubbles of plasma from its surface that contain an intense magnetic field.—
Shirsh Lata Soni,
JSTOR Daily,
13 Mar. 2025
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Court documents allege that Simancas re-entered the United States illegally after being expelled the first time.—
Osmary Hernández and Manuel Cobela,
CNN,
12 Mar. 2025
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American students will be permanently expelled or, depending on on the crime, arrested.—
Armando Garcia,
ABC News,
9 Mar. 2025
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Most stars emit a continuous spectrum as well, but not all astronomical objects do.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
13 Mar. 2025
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Natural gas is a fossil fuel that tends to produce fewer greenhouse gases than coal but emits methane, a powerful global warming agent.—
Andrew Freedman,
Axios,
12 Mar. 2025
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But at the heart of it is an army of armchair scientists tapping into the unknown, shattering relaxation boundaries and spewing gibberish all in the hopes that someone out there will tingle.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
12 Mar. 2025
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Getty Images/Getty Images Europe LONDON — Dramatic TV footage shows a U.S.-flagged oil tanker spewing black smoke and flames after a collision with a container ship loaded with cargo off Britain's North Sea coast.—
Fatima Al-Kassab,
NPR,
10 Mar. 2025
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The Jayhawks closed with a 17-8 spurt the rest of the game.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
9 Mar. 2025
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Barrett followed up that spurt with a costly mistake, though, fouling Wiggins on a three-point attempt.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Belch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belch. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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