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eructation

eructation

9.9
A noisy release of gas from the stomach through the mouth
  • noun
  • /ɪˌrʌkˈteɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : eructo
  • eructation is burping

Examples

  • Mary could not control an eructation in class today.

    Academic text (1993)

  • It was a postmortem eructation.

    The Wonderful Land of Oz (1969)

  • You mean the eructation.

    The Wonderful Land of Oz (1969)

  • During the meal, he accidentally let out a loud eructation that made everyone laugh.

  • She quickly covered her mouth after a sudden eructation at the dinner table.

  • His unexpected eructation during the presentation caught everyone off guard.

Synonyms

burp
vseructation
  • Informal
50 1.0

A noisy release of gas from the stomach through the mouth

is the more formal, technical word for the same action
burping
vseructation
  • Informal
17 2.0

A sound made when air comes out of the stomach through the mouth

is the more formal, technical word for the same action
belch
vseructation
  • Informal
7 3.2

A noisy release of air from the stomach through the mouth

is the more formal, technical word for the same action
belching
vseructation
  • Informal
1 4.0

A noisy release of gas from the stomach through the mouth

is the more formal, technical word for the same action

How Noisy

eructation
  • Specialized
9.9
burp
  • Informal
50 1.0

Surface Forms

eructation singular
eructations plural

Morphology

eructation = eruct (semi-transparent) = eruct + ation

The noun is a regular action noun from 'eruct' and the relation 'belch' -> 'eructation' is direct, but the root itself is rare and likely unknown to average learners.

Etymology

Eructation comes from the Latin eructare, made of e- 'out' and ructare 'to belch'. Think of it as a loud 'burp' from the stomach, which is why eructation now means the noisy expulsion of gas through the mouth.