burped; burping; burps
1
: belch
2
: to help (a baby) expel gas from the stomach especially by patting or rubbing the baby's back
Examples of burp in a Sentence
Noun
felt embarrassed when a burp escaped from his lips as the table was being cleared
Verb
Say “excuse me” when you burp.
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Marianne Krasny, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Plank-off ends in a draw and a burp
As two minutes passed, Lenski and Seacrest agreed to call the plank-off a draw, eventually ending the duel after two minutes and 12 seconds.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
Rhaina Cohen, The Atlantic, 11 May 2025
Jared was careful not to show his kids burping, going to the bathroom, picking their noses or in their underwear.
—Maggie Shannon, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Agriculture is the largest source of the potent greenhouse gas methane, nearly all of which comes from cow burps.
—Marianne Krasny, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
More: Former pro wrestler puts Ryan Seacrest in a headlock on 'Wheel of Fortune'
Plank-off ends in a draw and a burp
As two minutes passed, Lenski and Seacrest agreed to call the plank-off a draw, eventually ending the duel after two minutes and 12 seconds.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
Verb
Days after her delivery, Charlotte, who was the second to go into labor, was admitted to the hospital, and her best friend spent more than 30 hours there with her, rocking, swaddling, and burping the newborn while Charlotte was recovering.
—Rhaina Cohen, The Atlantic, 11 May 2025
Jared was careful not to show his kids burping, going to the bathroom, picking their noses or in their underwear.
—Maggie Shannon, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
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“Burp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burp. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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burp
1 of 2 nounburp
2 of 2 verb2
: to help a baby expel gas from the stomach especially by patting or rubbing the baby's back
Medical Definition
burp
2 of 2 intransitive verb
: belch
: to help (a baby) expel gas from the stomach especially by patting or rubbing the back
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