to belch
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6.4
- verb
- /bɛltʃ/
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arrojar
- The volcano began to belch ash and smoke into the sky, creating a dramatic display.
- belched smoke
- belching factories
Two weeks from now, smokestacks will still belch in industrial heartlands.
- Two weeks from now, smokestacks will still belch in industrial heartlands.
Examples
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Two weeks from now, smokestacks will still belch in industrial heartlands.
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The war images show smoke and flames belching out of roofs, doors, and windows.
Academic text (2007) -
Next time you call me out here, that thing better be belching fire.
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And what that causes the Wolf Rayet star to do is to belch up a lot of dust.
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Get those smokestacks belching again.
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How can you talk to machines when they're belching smoke?
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The monster bellowed in rage, opening its jaw and belching forth a great cloud of steam.
Fiction book (1992) -
Through the columns of belching steam, I gazed upon the thing squatting on the stone floor.
Fiction book (2000) -
Torches followed, and in seconds, a crackling inferno, belching black smoke, hissed and roared around the monstrosity.
Fiction book (1992) -
Yet the iron dragon sped swiftly across the magma sea, belching clouds of billowing smoke from its nostrils.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
102
1.5
To send out a cloud of tiny particles and gas from burning
56
4.0
To suddenly throw out lava, ash, or rocks from a volcano
44
1.0
To let air come up noisily from the stomach and out through the mouth
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Etymology
Belch was first used for the noisy human 'burp' and later used for anything that sends out a sudden, large burst. That's why we say a volcano can belch smoke or lava — it 'burps' out a lot at once.