burp

1 of 2

noun

: the act or an instance of belching

burp

2 of 2

verb

burped; burping; burps

transitive verb

1
: belch
2
: to help (a baby) expel gas from the stomach especially by patting or rubbing the baby's back

Examples of burp in a Sentence

Noun felt embarrassed when a burp escaped from his lips as the table was being cleared Verb Say “excuse me” when you burp.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The projects will include better manure management, different feed to reduce emissions from cow burps, solar energy and, in Gretebeck's case, trees that will hold carbon. Journal Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2024 In particular, the slower emptying of the stomach allows food to react with stomach acid for longer, resulting in sulfurous burps. Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 24 Sep. 2023 Methane is a far more potent planet-warmer, spewing from oil and gas wells and from cow burps. Matt Simon, WIRED, 20 Nov. 2023 In addition, the burp cloth doubles as a bib for babies who’ve started to eat solid food. Nor'adila Hepburn, Southern Living, 17 Nov. 2023 Adult Swim hasn’t revealed who is behind these new voices, and the new season doesn’t premiere until Sunday, October 15, at 11 p.m. Did anyone else notice a conspicuous lack of burps in the trailer? Vulture, 25 Sep. 2023 Sensitive microphones scattered across the Aleutian Arc — a chain of over 80 volcanoes that sweeps westward from the Alaskan peninsula — eavesdrop on every explosion, tremor and burp. Meeri Kim, Discover Magazine, 18 Oct. 2019 The cover also features several front storage pockets for burp cloths, a pacifier, and other small nursing essentials. Katrina Cossey, Parents, 29 Aug. 2023 In October, Winter bought a decibel meter and said one of her burps registered at 109 decibels. Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2023
Verb
The gas comes from decomposing trash in landfills, methane-emitting microbes in rice paddies, and infamously from livestock burping and pooping. Justine Calma, The Verge, 4 Mar. 2024 Some doubters write to say that babies should be burped the old-fashioned way. Elaine Pofeldt, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024 Barrymore’s co-host Ross Mathews stepped in to judge the event and explain the rules: three rounds of burping — each different than the next — after which the true Burp Queen would be crowned. EW.com, 22 Feb. 2024 The carbon dioxide must be periodically released from the container—colloquially called burping—so that pressure doesn’t build up to dangerous levels. Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 21 Feb. 2024 Second, the well was burping methane gas the whole time, and methane heats the atmosphere up to 80 times more than CO2 does. Ian Palmer, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024 The vent system in the bottle redirects air that could otherwise cause painful gas, burping, and spitting up. Laura Lu, Ms, Parents, 19 Feb. 2024 But recent research has found that the seas are in fact burping the particles into the atmosphere to blow back onto land, both when waves break and when bubbles rise to the surface, flinging microplastics into sea breezes. Matt Simon, WIRED, 18 Dec. 2023 The real gag is catching the rare spectacle of drunk Sheldon, who burps the number of Pi and throws up on the clown decorations in the bathroom. Shay Spence, Peoplemag, 22 Nov. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

Noun

imitative

First Known Use

Noun

1929, in the meaning defined above

Verb

circa 1932, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of burp was in 1929

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Cite this Entry

“Burp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burp. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

burp

1 of 2 noun

burp

2 of 2 verb
1
2
: to help a baby expel gas from the stomach especially by patting or rubbing the baby's back

Medical Definition

burp

1 of 2 noun
: belch

burp

2 of 2 intransitive verb
: belch

transitive verb

: to help (a baby) expel gas from the stomach especially by patting or rubbing the back

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