as in belch
an expulsion of stomach gas through the mouth
felt embarrassed when a burp escaped from his lips as the table was being cleared
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Recent Examples of burp
On the day in question, the father fed the baby himself, then lifted her over his head—without a burp cloth.
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
One device is a mask over the cow’s nose, collecting burps as they’re expelled.
—Marianne Krasny, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
More than 60 percent of global methane emissions come from human activity: extracting fossil fuels; raising cows that burp (not fart); dumping trash in our landfills and waste treatment sites.
—Rob Jackson, WIRED, 7 Jan. 2025
The methane burps are vacuumed up to a container on the cow’s back.
—Marianne Krasny, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
One device is a mask over the cow’s nose, collecting burps as they’re expelled.
—Marianne Krasny, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
More than 60 percent of global methane emissions come from human activity: extracting fossil fuels; raising cows that burp (not fart); dumping trash in our landfills and waste treatment sites.
—Rob Jackson, WIRED, 7 Jan. 2025
The methane burps are vacuumed up to a container on the cow’s back.
—Marianne Krasny, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for burp
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“Burp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burp. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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