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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Reid Spencer, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
After sitting down at the kitchen island for a meal, Heather then chews her food with her mouth open and lets out a fake burp after taking a sip from her drink.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
Quanta Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
The medication can cause side effects such as nausea, constipation, diarrhea, vomiting, indigestion, stomach pain, headache, fatigue, burping, reflux disease, gas and hair loss, the FDA said.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
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Noun
The burp in the fuel system and contact with the outside wall slowed Reddick and allowed Hamlin to regain the lead on Lap 265 of 267, but before Hamlin could take the white flag, Ware’s Camaro spun in Turn 4 to cause the only caution of the race for an on-track incident.
—Reid Spencer, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
After sitting down at the kitchen island for a meal, Heather then chews her food with her mouth open and lets out a fake burp after taking a sip from her drink.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
Verb
Among those decomposers, some store dead carbon efficiently while others burp most of it into the air.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
The medication can cause side effects such as nausea, constipation, diarrhea, vomiting, indigestion, stomach pain, headache, fatigue, burping, reflux disease, gas and hair loss, the FDA said.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
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“Burp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burp. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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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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