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😮‍💨 A noisy release 😮‍💨 To release air
to burp

to burp

44 1.0
To let air come up noisily from the stomach and out through the mouth
  • verb
  • /bɜrp/
  • Informal
translation icon : eructar
  • After drinking a soda too quickly, I had to burp loudly in the middle of the party.
  • burp a baby
  • burp loudly
  • burp after feeding

God damn, I just burped in the middle of a word.

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Examples

  • Nonetheless, she held Ann close, burped her when the time came.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • I just, I feel like when I have to burp, I just have to burp on camera because it just feels right.

  • I hate to burp, but I must burp on command for the win.

  • If I drink all this here, I can burp like a man.

    Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)

  • When the baby was satisfied, she put him on her shoulder to burp him.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • Courtney, why do you burp so much?

  • It's normal to burp, that's a healthy human gut right there.

  • I mean, what kind of troll can't burp?

    Troll: The Tale of a Tail (2018)

  • "When they were finished eating, Ross burped enthusiastically and then apologized."

    Fiction book (1994)

  • On that rare occasion when he succeeded in burping, he thanked the heavenly powers and meant it sincerely.

    Fiction book (1995)

Synonyms

to belch
vsto burp
  • Informal
12 4.2

To let air out loudly from the stomach through the mouth

lets air come up from the stomach rather than forcing it out
to eruct
vsto burp
  • Specialized
9.9

To release gas from your stomach through your mouth

is the same meaning expressed as a different word

Compounds

burp gun
  • Archaic
9.3

A small automatic gun like a pistol that fires bullets very quickly

How Loud

to belch
  • Informal
12 4.2
to burp
  • Informal
44 1.0

Surface Forms

burp infinitive
burped past
burped past participle
burping present participle
burps third person singular

Etymology

Burp copies the sound 'burp' you make when air rises from your stomach, so to burp is to let that air out through your mouth with a noisy sound.