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
Peter Debruge, Variety, 16 Feb. 2025
Clean, quiet propulsion technology has been viewed as superior in performance to gas cars, with smooth, swift acceleration from a standstill minus the clouds of pollutant-laden smoke belching from tailpipes.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2024
Eventually Arcturus will belch away most of its gas and will shrink down to a white dwarf star.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 13 Apr. 2025
As Lee, Maddy stalks the set like a grizzly bear, roaring with rage, belching his way through numerous cans of beer, standing on chairs and massacring a typewriter.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
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He could have been dropped from heaven or belched up from below, but most likely just passed out … again.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 16 Feb. 2025
Clean, quiet propulsion technology has been viewed as superior in performance to gas cars, with smooth, swift acceleration from a standstill minus the clouds of pollutant-laden smoke belching from tailpipes.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2024
Eventually Arcturus will belch away most of its gas and will shrink down to a white dwarf star.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 13 Apr. 2025
As Lee, Maddy stalks the set like a grizzly bear, roaring with rage, belching his way through numerous cans of beer, standing on chairs and massacring a typewriter.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for belch
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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
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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
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Standing stoically amid the screaming, spitting, scrapping miners is a security robot.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
16 May 2025
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For ages 3-6—after which kids can typically rinse with water and spit out the paste—a slightly larger pea-sized dollop suffices.—
Matt Fuchs,
Time,
14 May 2025
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Without Tatum, Brown erupted for his best-scoring game of the series: 26 points on 9-of-17 shooting from the field and 3-of-5 shooting from downtown.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2025
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The talks came as protests erupted across China, where the loss of the U.S.—the country's largest single export market—was forcing factories to shut down.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
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This pulse can trigger a process known as electromagnetic dissociation, in which a photon interacts with a nucleus, inducing internal oscillations that eject neutrons and photons.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
13 May 2025
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Derek Curiel grounded out to second base to strand Milam at second base. Arkansas 5, LSU 3 — Middle 8th Inning LSU coach Jay Johnson was ejected for arguing a 3-2 pitch that was ruled a ball, which allowed Justin Thomas to reach with a 1-out walk.—
Matt Jones,
Arkansas Online,
12 May 2025
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Republican Representative Nancy Mace of South Carolina also filed a resolution this week to expel McIver from Congress.—
Sonam Sheth,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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Since then, prosecutors have returned to generally charging those with criminal histories and those previously expelled.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
22 May 2025
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The amount varies based on how local power is generated, whether using coal or natural gas, which emit carbon pollution, versus renewable resources like wind or solar, which do not.—
Carlton Reid,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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Thus, in our hypothetical still image of this speeding cube, the far corner photon was emitted earlier than the near corner photon as expected — except when the cube was in a different position.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
14 May 2025
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Topline The Axial Seamount, an underwater volcano located off the Pacific Northwest coast that last erupted in 2015 and spewed several miles of lava along the seafloor, could be preparing to erupt soon, according to scientists observing seismic activity in the area.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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The moon spent a few million years as a volcanic wasteland, covered with ongoing eruptions that spewed from mountains and even from the ground itself.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
8 May 2025
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Investigators have not yet discovered the cause of the fire but, according to the Associated Press, images from the scene showed huge flames spurting from the windows and doors of the two- or three-story building.—
Morgan Winsor,
ABC News,
29 Apr. 2025
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Pere Ubu reunited in fits and spurts over the ensuing decades in the hands of Thomas, who remained the only original member throughout the band’s tenure, and released 14 albums, not including live records.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Belch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belch. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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