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
Peter Debruge, Variety, 16 Feb. 2025
Clean, quiet propulsion technology has been viewed as superior in performance to gas cars, with smooth, swift acceleration from a standstill minus the clouds of pollutant-laden smoke belching from tailpipes.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2024
Eventually Arcturus will belch away most of its gas and will shrink down to a white dwarf star.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 13 Apr. 2025
As Lee, Maddy stalks the set like a grizzly bear, roaring with rage, belching his way through numerous cans of beer, standing on chairs and massacring a typewriter.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
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Verb
He could have been dropped from heaven or belched up from below, but most likely just passed out … again.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 16 Feb. 2025
Clean, quiet propulsion technology has been viewed as superior in performance to gas cars, with smooth, swift acceleration from a standstill minus the clouds of pollutant-laden smoke belching from tailpipes.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2024
Eventually Arcturus will belch away most of its gas and will shrink down to a white dwarf star.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 13 Apr. 2025
As Lee, Maddy stalks the set like a grizzly bear, roaring with rage, belching his way through numerous cans of beer, standing on chairs and massacring a typewriter.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for belch
Noun
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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
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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
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What does that do to people’s psyches that had served their country and now they’re being spit at?—
Ashley Spencer,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2025
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Time and time again, the AI spit out images that were strikingly, unmistakably...—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Violent riots erupted across the U.K. after the attack, in which mosques and migrant accommodation were largely targeted.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
27 May 2025
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The volcano is also located in the national park and last erupted in 2022.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
26 May 2025
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Bernardino threw 23 pitches over 1 2/3 innings Tuesday night after Walker Buehler was ejected in the third inning, one of six relievers Boston had to use.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2025
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Estabrook, who’d already removed his mask and begun striding toward the mound as well, dramatically ejected the right-hander.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
21 May 2025
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Republican Representative Nancy Mace of South Carolina also filed a resolution this week to expel McIver from Congress.—
Sonam Sheth,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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Since then, prosecutors have returned to generally charging those with criminal histories and those previously expelled.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
22 May 2025
Verb
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They’re designed with high-efficiency solar panels that automatically turn on and emit a warm white glow at night and turn off at sunrise.—
Emily Weaver,
People.com,
25 May 2025
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The ammonia concentration was still more than 100 times higher than the baseline, because the penguin guano left at the colony site still emitted the gas.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
22 May 2025
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Not using a car unnecessarily; spewing emissions into the air, either directly from combustion or indirectly for those with electric cars.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 May 2025
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The fiery crash spewed jet fuel and started a large fire that damaged several buildings and multiple cars, according to local officials.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
22 May 2025
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Investigators have not yet discovered the cause of the fire but, according to the Associated Press, images from the scene showed huge flames spurting from the windows and doors of the two- or three-story building.—
Morgan Winsor,
ABC News,
29 Apr. 2025
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Pere Ubu reunited in fits and spurts over the ensuing decades in the hands of Thomas, who remained the only original member throughout the band’s tenure, and released 14 albums, not including live records.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Belch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belch. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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