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
Professor Frink enlists Bart, Lisa, and Maggie, who are immune from the burp clouds, to persuade their father to help with a cure.
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Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
Vogue’s behind-the-scenes video glimpse into Billie Eilish’s Hit Me Hard and Soft tour starts off not with a bang, but with a burp.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2024
What Is a Sulfur Burp? Sulfur burps have a foul, rotten egg smell and can be triggered by eating foods high in sulfur, such as eggs and cheese, or certain medications.
—Karen Berger, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 4 Sep. 2024
The rest comes from more diffuse societal sources, such as coal mines and cow burps, as well as natural ones, such as swamps and thawing permafrost.
—Bywarren Cornwall, science.org, 2 Oct. 2024
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Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
Vogue’s behind-the-scenes video glimpse into Billie Eilish’s Hit Me Hard and Soft tour starts off not with a bang, but with a burp.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2024
What Is a Sulfur Burp? Sulfur burps have a foul, rotten egg smell and can be triggered by eating foods high in sulfur, such as eggs and cheese, or certain medications.
—Karen Berger, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 4 Sep. 2024
The rest comes from more diffuse societal sources, such as coal mines and cow burps, as well as natural ones, such as swamps and thawing permafrost.
—Bywarren Cornwall, science.org, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Burp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burp. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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