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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as in to spit
to violently throw out or off (something from within)
the volcano belched lava and ash for days
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Recent Examples of belch
Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026
On the Union-Tribune five-belch scale.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2025
Nick Bowlin, ProPublica, 12 Feb. 2026
With a clogged toilet belching up a bunch of poop all over Miranda's apartment.
—Ew Staff December 5, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Dec. 2025
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Noun
White cast-iron chairs are perfectly positioned on a terrace to catch Stromboli’s volcanic smoke-show, and occasional fiery belch, in the distance over a lazy cocktail.
—Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026
On the Union-Tribune five-belch scale.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2025
Verb
That’s because after pulling huge profits from the earth, Oklahoma oil companies left behind tens of thousands of unplugged wells that belch greenhouse gases and allow industrial waste to spread belowground.
—Nick Bowlin, ProPublica, 12 Feb. 2026
With a clogged toilet belching up a bunch of poop all over Miranda's apartment.
—Ew Staff December 5, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for belch
Noun
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Affordably priced, this supplement does not cause fishy burps.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026
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In the fall and early winter, there might be 20 creatures lounging there, occasionally galumphing or issuing a burp noise that echoes over the water.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
24 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The words feel heavy and unnatural when O'Neal repeats them back to the doctor, like trying to blow a bubble and spitting out rocks instead.—
Courtney Crowder,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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Duchamp was insulted, threatened, and even spat upon, leading him to leave Paris.—
Howard Halle,
ARTnews.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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Szépvölgyi mocked the prime minister, who is 62, for seeming unsteady when boos erupted at one of his recent rallies.—
Isaac Stanley-Becker,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
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This year, after unusually heavy rains in February, Carrizo Plain erupted in a dramatic bloom in March, attracting several hundred visitors per day.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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The incident is similar to Starlink satellite 35956, which also experienced an anomaly in December involving the venting of a propulsion tank and some ejected debris.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
14 Apr. 2026
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The game was marred late when Pacers forward Jalen Slawson was ejected following a blindside collision with Pistons forward Isaiah Stewart, which resulted in a shouting match between the coaching staffs.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Expulsion votes possible for four lawmakers The House could move as early as this week to expel several members of Congress.—
John Parkinson,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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The bloc doesn’t have a mechanism to expel a wayward member, but Western diplomats told me that brazen electoral theft would inaugurate a perilous new era.—
Isaac Stanley-Becker,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The microphone emits a constant sound that is mixed together from a cacophony of sonic moments Lee recorded on her trip, on subways, in the streets and markets, in her studio.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
13 Apr. 2026
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Arany notes that some devices sold online don't even emit the correct wavelengths to be effective.—
Maria Godoy,
NPR,
13 Apr. 2026
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Homelander’s propaganda-spewing mouthpiece Ashley (Colby Minifie) has also graduated from Vought CEO to Vice President of the United States.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2026
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But since when did facts get in the way of a Trumpian lie spewed in the name of a bigoted narrative?—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Apr. 2026
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For the center of the piazza, Noguchi has designed a fountain that would spurt up into the air and then spill over onto the piazza.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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Keep an eye out for the coton de tulear, which spurted from 92nd in 2024 to 79th last year.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Belch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belch. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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