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
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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Verb
Two thousand years ago, the Roman philosopher Pliny the Elder described a man named Pomponius who could not belch.
—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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for belch
Noun
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So like any good burp or fart (comedy classics!), the funniness comes during the most silent parts.Ed Herro, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
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Cow farts and burps both release methane into the atmosphere.Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Dec. 2024
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Like walking into the dense Amazonian jungle and suddenly finding yourself in an open clearing, the entryway is a narrow, curving driveway that spits visitors into a cavernous inner chamber.Dalya Benor, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2024
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Image: Amazon Streaming services like Netflix have long used machine learning algorithms to spit out recommendations based on viewing history.Emma Roth, The Verge, 12 Dec. 2024
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But as with all things the Griswolds do, everything goes wrong, mayhem erupts and absolute comedy ensues.Keith Langston, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024
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Talbot speaks warmly and gratefully to the crowd between songs, and then the band roars into another song and the crowd invariably erupts into a fierce moshpit, often as not with one or more bandmember joining in (while still playing).Jem Aswad, Variety, 13 Dec. 2024
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He was also ejected for going at Draymond Green in a postseason game two years ago.Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 25 Dec. 2024
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The Eagles led 21-7 after the first quarter, the Commanders had five turnovers, an Eagles player was ejected for giving the crowd the bird and Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts had to leave the game with a concussion.Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
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Then there is the business of riddling—slowly turning the bottle at a precise angle over time to nudge the dead yeast into the bottle neck to be expelled (this in itself is yet another process, not to mention the addition of a final dosage).Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Title 42 is a controversial Trump-era policy that allowed for asylum-seekers to be expelled from the country.Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 22 Dec. 2024
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Data centers and transmission networks worldwide are already responsible for emitting as much carbon dioxide annually as Brazil, according to the IEA, and that number is expected to rise as AI use grows.Heiko Claussen, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Eyewitness reports, social media videos and officials confirm the drones are up to 6 feet in diameter, can quickly go from emitting eerie lights to no light at all and often avoid detection.Sophia Pargas, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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Although my top picks span a variety of genres, many of them have a similar spewing quality.Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
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The eruption spewed tons of tephra—rock fragments ejected from the volcano—into Yokohama and Tokyo, some 60 miles east of Fuji.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Dec. 2024
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With the former, your immune cells detect a threat and spurt out substances that widen your blood vessels, allowing more blood (and immune cells) to get to the affected area—an essential process for fighting germs and recovering from physical trauma.Erica Sloan, SELF, 18 Dec. 2024
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Moshiri has abandoned meaningful interviews and communicates only in fits and spurts with the fan advisory board, inevitably failing to offer any true clarity.Greg O'Keeffe, The Athletic, 23 Aug. 2024
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“Belch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belch. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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