as in burp
an expulsion of stomach gas through the mouth
with a loud belch he concluded his pig-out and rose at last from the table
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as in to spit
to violently throw out or off (something from within)
the volcano belched lava and ash for days
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Recent Examples of belch
Jessica Swirble, Verywell Health, 7 May 2025
Suncor agreed to pay a $10.5 million penalty in February 2024 to settle air permit violations for belching toxic chemicals over a three-year period.
—Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 13 Mar. 2025
In our lifetimes, cities were clogged with smog, which contained plenty of lead belched from then-leaded gasoline.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2025
Some may be from galaxy group collisions, others from exploding stars and still others from supermassive black hole belches.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 17 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Tiredness ✔ Dizziness ✔ Bloating, gas, and belching ✔
Upset stomach
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Heartburn
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Gastrointestinal (GI) side effects are more likely to occur at the beginning of treatment and with dosage increases.
—Jessica Swirble, Verywell Health, 7 May 2025
Suncor agreed to pay a $10.5 million penalty in February 2024 to settle air permit violations for belching toxic chemicals over a three-year period.
—Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 13 Mar. 2025
In our lifetimes, cities were clogged with smog, which contained plenty of lead belched from then-leaded gasoline.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2025
Some may be from galaxy group collisions, others from exploding stars and still others from supermassive black hole belches.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for belch
Noun
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Agriculture is the largest source of the potent greenhouse gas methane, nearly all of which comes from cow burps.—
Marianne Krasny,
Forbes,
20 Dec. 2024
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More: Former pro wrestler puts Ryan Seacrest in a headlock on 'Wheel of Fortune' Plank-off ends in a draw and a burp As two minutes passed, Lenski and Seacrest agreed to call the plank-off a draw, eventually ending the duel after two minutes and 12 seconds.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
Verb
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What does that do to people’s psyches that had served their country and now they’re being spit at?—
Ashley Spencer,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2025
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Time and time again, the AI spit out images that were strikingly, unmistakably...—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
Verb
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Violent riots erupted across the U.K. after the attack, in which mosques and migrant accommodation were largely targeted.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
27 May 2025
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The volcano is also located in the national park and last erupted in 2022.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
26 May 2025
Verb
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He was ejected from 10 games in 1898 and was arrested in the offseason for killing a mule that belonged to a farmer.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
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The Subaru then rolled over and struck a light pole, ejecting him from the vehicle.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
6 June 2025
Verb
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Even more disheartening was the Berea College case from 1908, where the Supreme Court upheld a Kentucky law that forced an integrated Christian College, whose mission was to educate youths of all races, to expel all its black students in the name of segregation.—
James Burling,
Oc Register,
2 June 2025
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The school expels him for a year for making a threat of mass violence.—
Aliyya Swaby,
ProPublica,
29 May 2025
Verb
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They’re designed with high-efficiency solar panels that automatically turn on and emit a warm white glow at night and turn off at sunrise.—
Emily Weaver,
People.com,
25 May 2025
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The ammonia concentration was still more than 100 times higher than the baseline, because the penguin guano left at the colony site still emitted the gas.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
22 May 2025
Verb
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Not using a car unnecessarily; spewing emissions into the air, either directly from combustion or indirectly for those with electric cars.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 May 2025
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The fiery crash spewed jet fuel and started a large fire that damaged several buildings and multiple cars, according to local officials.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
22 May 2025
Verb
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Miami surged ahead by 14 points in the second quarter, but that lead evaporated and the game went to the fourth tied at 83 before a group of reserves led a furious 16-3 fourth quarter spurt.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2025
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Investigators have not yet discovered the cause of the fire but, according to the Associated Press, images from the scene showed huge flames spurting from the windows and doors of the two- or three-story building.—
Morgan Winsor,
ABC News,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Belch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belch. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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