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
Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2025
Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2025
But state lawmakers didn’t like that, concerned that older vehicles belched more than an over-eater on Thanksgiving, and locked in the date.
—Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 23 May 2025
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Noun
Five belches on the U-T five-belch scale.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2025
Verb
Chad comes roaring into town on a motorbike that’s represented by just a pair of handlebars and a headlight that also belches smoke.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2025
But state lawmakers didn’t like that, concerned that older vehicles belched more than an over-eater on Thanksgiving, and locked in the date.
—Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for belch
Noun
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The father of two also showed off his dad skills with a snap of Beau in one arm and a book in the other, while a burp cloth lies across his shoulder.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
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Pulled out the bassinet and the burp cloths.—
Samantha Browning Shea
September 10,
Literary Hub,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In 2020, the duo bounced across the Tropicana Field turf before Game 1, Guerrero spitting seeds with a bandana around his neck and Bichette’s long hair still flowing behind him.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Why turn my face toward something that spit me out?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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During its first flyby of Saturn’s moon Enceladus in 2005, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft captured dramatic water ice plumes erupting into space from the moon’s south pole.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Oct. 2025
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The leaves on the park’s deciduous trees erupt into every shade of deep scarlet, fiery orange, and golden yellow—and visitors have front-row seats to see it all.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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He had already been ejected earlier in the third period.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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Last week, at the Glasgow stop of her Infinity Heart tour, Siwa unexpectedly ejected two fans from the show over a hoodie that featured Siwa photoshopped onto an egg, an image that appeared to be mocking her hairline.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The elder Mamdani grew up in Uganda, in East Africa, in a community of Ugandans of Indian descent, known as the Bayindi, who played a prominent role in the country until Idi Amin expelled them en masse in 1972.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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Shortly afterward, Jews were expelled from the city; Muslims were pushed out over the ensuing years.—
Fiona Mozley,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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People with lung conditions can’t live without them, but the researchers noted some might be able to switch to an alternative inhaler that emits fewer problematic propellants.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
6 Oct. 2025
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White dwarfs will cool to become black dwarfs after about 1014 years or so, and the even smaller neutron stars will cease to emit visible light after around 1015-1016 years.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Early Sunday on the same sparsely populated peninsula, the Krasheninnikov volcano spewed white ash clouds into the sky for the first time in hundreds of years.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
7 Oct. 2025
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Bad blood has been spewing for the better part of six years as the Sunshine State’s two teams have taken control of the Eastern Conference.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Strobe lights, spinning grenades, and spurting blood accompany the unts-unts-unts.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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Police and firefighters responded to a fire alarm at the synagogue just before 11 p.m. and discovered flames spurting from the rear of the building.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Belch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belch. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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