belch

verb

\ ˈbelch

belched; belching; belches

Definition of belch

intransitive verb

1 : to expel gas suddenly from the stomach through the mouth

2 : to erupt, explode, or detonate violently

3 : to issue forth spasmodically : gush

transitive verb

1 : to eject or emit violently angrily belched insults

2 : to expel (gas) from the stomach suddenly : eruct

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Examples of belch in a Sentence

He belched loudly, and his girlfriend said, “That's disgusting!”. Smoke belched from the factory chimneys beside the river.

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The orange flames and column of grey and black smoke belching into the pale Parisian sky at dusk augured some new, inevitably lesser era—the near-death of one of the most iconic buildings of western civilization. — Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country, "Notre Dame Cathedral Will Never Be the Same—and That's Ok," 19 Apr. 2019 One customer tweeted a picture of himself posing joyfully in front of the company’s logo, clutching a flamethrower that had just belched a fireball. — Hamza Shaban, Washington Post, "Elon Musk’s flamethrowers are listed on eBay for as high as $20,000," 11 June 2018 These men pile on ornate scarves that call to mind Renaissance tapestries, the occasional cane or professorial pipe, and belching pocket squares. — Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, "Inside the Bizarre Life of a Male Street-Style Star," 14 Jan. 2019 That dose could skyrocket, however, if the sun belches out charged particle radiation in what’s known as a solar particle event during the space tourists’ flight. — Rachel Becker, The Verge, "SpaceX’s Moon loop will affect passengers’ health — here’s how," 18 Sep. 2018 Police and firefighters arrived to investigate and were evacuating the area when an explosion occurred shortly after 7 p.m. The blast ignited four-story-high flames that burned long into the night and belched a smoke plume visible for miles. — Washington Post, "First black female mayor of San Francisco is sworn in," 12 July 2018 Most of it takes place on boats — from smoke-belching steamers to cargo-bloated barges to slender pirogues carved by ax out of massive trees. — Max Bearak, Washington Post, "With Ebola at a “critical point” in Congo, aid groups scramble to limit the outbreak," 2 June 2018 Early indications of a UC Davis study show feeding dairy cows seaweed may reduce methane emissions caused by their defecation, belching and flatulence, the university announced Thursday. — Benjy Egel, sacbee, "Can seaweed make cow farts less potent? These UC Davis scientists hope to find out | The Sacramento Bee," 24 May 2018 In this scenario, the civilization's population skyrockets over a short period of time, and as the aliens guzzle energy and belch out greenhouse gases, the planet's temperature spikes, too. — Brandon Specktor, NBC News, "Climate change killed the aliens, and it might kill us too, new simulation suggests," 7 June 2018

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