belch

verb

belched; belching; belches

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
belch noun

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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Two thousand years ago, the Roman philosopher Pliny the Elder described a man named Pomponius who could not belch. Kff Health News, The Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2024 This condition, more common than many realize, serves as a root cause for various symptoms, including peeling nails, poor hair growth, anxiety, difficulty digesting meals containing animal protein, belching and bloating after meals, and an expanding list of food sensitivities. Iman Balagam, Vogue, 2 Sep. 2024 These hydrothermal vents belch warm towers of elements that draw clusters of animal life, such as tube worms. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024 Set to open the South International Series Festival, the dramedy turns on the shortest-reigning of Spanish monarchs, the reportedly libertine Luis I who in 1724 married Louise Élisabeth d’Orléans, taken to belch, pass wind and undress in public to clean windows with her dress. John Hopewell, Variety, 10 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for belch 

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Old English bealcan

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of belch was before the 12th century

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Cite this Entry

“Belch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/belch. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

belch

1 of 2 verb
ˈbelch
1
: to force out gas from the stomach through the mouth
2
: to throw out or be thrown out violently
smoke belching from the chimney

belch

2 of 2 noun
: a belching of gas

Medical Definition

belch

1 of 2 intransitive verb
: to expel gas suddenly from the stomach through the mouth

transitive verb

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

belch

2 of 2 noun
: an act or instance of belching : eructation

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