to belch
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4.2
- verb
- /bɛltʃ/
- Informal
:
eructar
- After drinking that soda too quickly, I couldn't help but belch loudly at the table.
- belch loudly
- beer and then belch
- the man belched
Cows will still belch in their pastures, even if some brilliant Kiwi scientists are teaching them how to be more polite.
- Cows will still belch in their pastures, even if some brilliant Kiwi scientists are teaching them how to be more polite.
- I cannot wait to say things that are that happy and then hear people cheer or move or belch.
Examples
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No one having invited him to drink, he gulped down a beer, belched loudly, and went out again.
Fiction book (1993) -
It's good manners here to belch after someone feeds you a meal.
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Every time I belch, the plate shifts and my legs give out.
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You plan to eat, you gonna be belching, cover your mouth.
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Mister, you don't belch without me knowing about it.
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You apologise to him, but you keep belching.
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My stays are so tight, I'll never get through the day without belching!
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He stayed in the house all the time, snoring and belching.
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My roommate had scarfed about half my BBQ ribs, belched, and said, "Dammit, there goes the game."
Blog text (2) -
The ferry rocked and labored along its passage, belching oily fumes.
Fiction book (1999)
Synonyms
44
1.0
To let air come up noisily from the stomach and out through the mouth
To release gas from your stomach through your mouth
How Loud
- Informal
12
4.2
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Etymology
Belch began as a sound word that copied the noise of a sudden stomach burst, much like the word 'burp'. So to belch is to push air out of your mouth loudly from your stomach.