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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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Cows produce methane as a byproduct of digesting their high-fiber diet, and belch the gas out on a continuous basis. Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 18 Sep. 2024 Previously, scientists thought carbon dioxide belched out by volcanic activity triggered a sudden warming of the planet, acid rain and ocean acidification. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 14 Sep. 2024 Two thousand years ago, the Roman philosopher Pliny the Elder described a man named Pomponius who could not belch. Rae Ellen Bichell, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2024 As the cow puts its head in and munches its reward, a fan draws air from the chamber and the unit measures how much methane the cow belches out. Bob Holmes, Discover Magazine, 29 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for belch 

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