to belt
- verb
- /bɛlt/
- Informal
- The girlfriend can belt out some runs that rival those of the best pop divas.
Yeah, but like songs where you belt it hard.
- Yeah, but like songs where you belt it hard.
Examples
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You see me dancing 'round up there each night, And belting out my songs with all my might.
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So belt something out for us.
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Like I can belt out oh holy night.
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Man, you can really belt it out.
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Right on key, belting out the song as if all the world could hear him.
Fiction book (1991) -
Well, I just belted out a couple of... a couple of bars of All Of Me.
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I was belting out a tune just for you in there.
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None of that matters when she starts belting out Gretchen's "Here for the Party."
Blog text (16) -
Traffic let up, and I was cruising down the highway, belting out whatever came through the speakers.
Blog text (26) -
At the concert, the crowd belted out their favorite songs together.
Synonyms
To sing or play music loudly with a lot of energy
To sing with great feeling and energy
Make a very loud, strong sound with your voice and much feeling
To sing very loudly and happily
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
An action or remark that is unfair and hurtful, especially when it attacks someone's personal life
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
A very skilled person in martial arts like karate or judo who wears a dark band at the waist
- US
A region of the northeastern and midwestern United States with many old factories and fewer people
- Literature
An area in the southern and midwestern United States where many people attend Protestant churches
- US
A warm part of the southern and southwestern United States that attracts people and businesses
- Specialized
A person with advanced Six Sigma training who leads projects to improve how a company works
- Specialized
A region of space beyond Neptune with many small icy objects and dwarf planets
- Specialized
A ring of charged particles above Earth's atmosphere held by its magnetic field
A leather belt with a strap over the right shoulder used in military or police uniforms to carry a sword
- Specialized
A ring of charged particles held by Earth's magnetic field that surrounds the planet
- Formal
A ceremonial strap attached to a bishop's staff that shows their authority in church services
- Archaic
A region of summer resorts in the Catskill Mountains popular with Jewish guests and famous for many comedians
A strong belt worn around the waist to hold you safely when going up trees or cliffs
- Specialized
A ring of small icy objects beyond Neptune that orbit the Sun and sometimes become comets
How Loud
Surface Forms
Etymology
To belt a song probably comes from the idea of giving a strong push, like a hard hit with a band; so to belt out a tune is to push the sound out loudly and powerfully.