as in eructations
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 erupts
to violently throw out or off (something from within)
the volcano belched lava and ash for days
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Recent Examples of belches
Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
Five belches on the U-T five-belch meter.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
Verb
Three belches on the U-T five-belch scale.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for belches
Verb
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When the Browns win a game, any game, the entire city erupts in joy.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Charlie Carrasco always attends Wave home games, cheering, asking if the team is winning, and joining in when the crowd erupts.—
Fernando Ramirez,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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As a supernova explosion ejects the outer layers of these stars, their stellar cores collapse.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
25 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The generator spits out new images, or data pieces, in whatever format the project involves.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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ChatGPT spits out iterations of iterations and copies of copies until the information doesn’t make sense anymore.—
Joelle Renstrom
August 28,
Literary Hub,
28 Aug. 2025
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Instead, Carrie’s holiday is filled with a revolving door of haughty art dealers and Gen Z queerdos, one of whom clogs the toilet and expels a sea of brown that Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) is forced to clean up.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
15 Aug. 2025
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Oxygen can produce green or red, while nitrogen emits blue or purplish hues.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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This one emits a blue-Gatorade glow, cleverly achieved through layering fabrics in shades of blue and a small light.—
Laura Bannister,
Curbed,
5 Sep. 2025
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And Josh, who pours his guilt into a publicity campaign to try and find his missing son.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Sep. 2025
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Enthusiasm builds on announcement day, shares trade up, and money pours in.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Belches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belches. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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