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. 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 3 Apr. 2025.

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