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
Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
Reuters, NBC news, 19 May 2025
The planes were rickety contraptions with no brakes that belched castor oil and had to be dragged to a stop with a tail skid after landing.
—Victor Luckerson, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2025
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Noun
Five belches on the U-T five-belch meter.
—Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
On Monday morning, the volcano erupted again, belching ash clouds three-quarters of a mile high.
—Reuters, NBC news, 19 May 2025
The planes were rickety contraptions with no brakes that belched castor oil and had to be dragged to a stop with a tail skid after landing.
—Victor Luckerson, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for belch
Noun
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Pulled out the bassinet and the burp cloths.—
Samantha Browning Shea
September 10,
Literary Hub,
10 Sep. 2025
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By Emma Court | Bloomberg There’s no question that steak and hamburgers contribute to global warming, driven by cows’ potent methane burps and their wide-ranging grazing habits.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Spit hits the fans, draws hefty fine Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter is paying a hefty price for spitting on Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott in the NFL season opener.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Before the Eagles’ first defensive snap of the season, Jalen Carter spat on Cowboys QB Dak Prescott.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This question comes after social media erupted with a wide range of reactions to Kirk’s assassination.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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That moment of silence itself soon erupted into House strife, with shouting on the floor.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The fan was immediately ejected from Gainbridge Fieldhouse by security.—
Allison Smith,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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What the law changes Before SB 2929, referees and judges had to issue a verbal warning before ejecting a spectator.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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There is a long history of tumult in American cricket, with USA Cricket Association - the previous governing body - expelled in 2017 after being suspended three times before that.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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It's being reported that this demon who danced on Charlie Kirk's grave has been expelled from Texas Tech.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The oxygen and nitrogen molecules also emit ultraviolet light, which can only be detected by special cameras on satellites.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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When the bacterium is emitted into the atmosphere, these INPs generate ice particles — a process called ice nucleation that is the first step in rain formation in cold clouds.—
Katherine Bourzac,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This means more of the plasma is available to be spewed onto the space junk, and more plasma means more thrust.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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His phone rang nonstop with calls spewing Islamophobic slurs.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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By the time Journalism and jockey Umberto Rispoli began passing other horses and taking aim at Fierceness with the rally that had won him the Santa Anita Derby, Preakness and Haskell Stakes, the leader had spurted clear by 2-1/2 lengths turning into the homestretch.—
Kevin Modesti,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
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The supporters’ handheld smoke bombs spurted plumes of royal blue, the apparatus and color foreign to the home stadium of the orange and black Giants.—
Tamerra Griffin,
New York Times,
24 Aug. 2025
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“Belch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belch. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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