burp
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1.0
- noun
- /bɜrp/
- Informal
:
eructo
- After a hearty meal, he let out a burp that surprised everyone at the table.
- baby burps
- let out a burp
- a loud burp
One is that I have burps because I drank a cola.
- One is that I have burps because I drank a cola.
- And I you know, when you have a throat burp, did you cry?
- So, you know, I got a burp.
- It would be like I'm stuck in a Dutch oven of Big Mac burps.
Examples
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The gas comes bubbling out in burps and splatters, drenching the floor.
Fiction book (1996) -
My heart was beating fast, and a burp was trapped halfway between my stomach and throat.
Fiction book (1995) -
After being fed, I had the first and best burp of my life, then slept.
Blog text (19) -
Where does the gas from burps come from and why does it never go away?
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I took four tablets with two cans, but nothing happened except an attack of the burps.
Fiction book (1997) -
Then the grizzly stared at Jack for several seconds before letting out a loud "BURP!"
Fiction book (1992) -
I'll take the colicky Jesse, his shaky bleats, the mustard-filled diapers, the sour burp rags on my shoulder.
Fiction book (1996) -
Hilary found the range of noises—burps, groans, snores, hisses, screeches, and whispers—reassuring.
Fiction book (2000) -
The baby giggled after each burp following his feeding, much to the delight of his parents.
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During the picnic, we all laughed when she let out a loud burp after finishing her soda.
Synonyms
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2.0
A sound made when air comes out of the stomach through the mouth
7
3.2
A noisy release of air from the stomach through the mouth
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4.0
A noisy release of gas from the stomach through the mouth
A noisy release of gas from the stomach through the mouth
Compounds
How Loud
- Informal
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3.2
- Informal
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Burp is a word that comes from copying the sound 'burp' your body makes when air comes up from the stomach, so a burp is the noisy act of letting that gas out through the mouth.