burped; burping; burps
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.
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Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
Researchers at University of California, Davis discovered that when a specific type of seaweed is added to cattle feed – just 60 to 80 grams mixed into 25 kilograms of regular feed – methane emissions from cow burps drop by more than 80%.
—Heide Brandes, thehustle.co, 24 Jan. 2025
Adithi Ramakrishnan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
The best way to confirm your suspicions is to try some gas-relieving techniques such as burping them and/or moving their body into different positions.
—Anita K. Henry, Parents, 1 July 2024
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Noun
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
Researchers at University of California, Davis discovered that when a specific type of seaweed is added to cattle feed – just 60 to 80 grams mixed into 25 kilograms of regular feed – methane emissions from cow burps drop by more than 80%.
—Heide Brandes, thehustle.co, 24 Jan. 2025
Verb
The sun earlier this week burped out huge bursts of energy called coronal mass ejections, leading space weather forecasters to issue a geomagnetic storm watch.
—Adithi Ramakrishnan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
The best way to confirm your suspicions is to try some gas-relieving techniques such as burping them and/or moving their body into different positions.
—Anita K. Henry, Parents, 1 July 2024
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“Burp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burp. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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burp
1 of 2 nounburp
2 of 2 verb2
: to help a baby expel gas from the stomach especially by patting or rubbing the baby's back
Medical Definition
burp
2 of 2 intransitive verb
: belch
: to help (a baby) expel gas from the stomach especially by patting or rubbing the back
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