burping
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- noun
- /ˈbɜːrpɪŋ/
- Informal
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eructo
- It's considered polite to say 'excuse me' after burping at the dinner table.
- burping noise
- burping is eructation
Examples
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Hold a burping contest with yourself.
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I can also kick my boyfriend's ass at Mario Kart, hold my own in a debate on politics, or win the family burping competition.
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Excuse me, the food, the food was so good and I'm so full and I keep burping because I'm drinking San Pellegrino.
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Gas, it's the Earth's way of burping out toxins.
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Sure... I could do without the burping and farting, but if you can get beyond that... this is a family that truly cares about each other.
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In addition, he tape-recorded every word that she said in a day, including her humming, burping, and grinding of teeth.
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As far as your stomach issues (bloating, pain, burping, gas, nausea), I have two suggestions.
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Other diversions abound, such as pool, darts, pinball, foosball, and burping.
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Whereas the newborn stage follows nine months of pregnancy, then childbirth and the healing therefrom, coupled with constant feeding, changing, burping, and carrying.
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It is not uncommon to store DHA gels in the freezer, both to preserve freshness and to help avoid burping for those prone to that unfortunate side effect.
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Synonyms
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A noisy release of gas from the stomach through the mouth
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A noisy release of air from the stomach through the mouth
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A noisy release of gas from the stomach through the mouth
A noisy release of gas from the stomach through the mouth
Antonyms
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- Informal
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- Informal
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Burping comes from the short 'burrp' sound people make when gas leaves the stomach, so the word copies that noise. That's why burping means the noisy act of letting air out through the mouth, much like the word belch.