belching

verb

present participle of belch
as in erupting
to violently throw out or off (something from within) the volcano belched lava and ash for days

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Recent Examples of belching Across a massive network of underwater mountain chains known as mid-ocean ridges, tectonic plates slowly pull apart, belching molten rock at the spreading seams. — Sam MacDonald, Scientific American, 8 July 2026 We’re paralyzed by whether a carbon-belching fossil fuel company’s right to pollute should outweigh the rest of the country’s right to clean air and a stable climate. — Max Taves, Mercury News, 3 July 2026 The old warship, once a hero of the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, glides like a ghost across the canvas, towed by a small steam tug belching smoke on its final voyage to the ship-breakers. — Guru Madhavan, IEEE Spectrum, 29 June 2026 Unlike with other major methane sources, such as belching cattle or melting permafrost, the technology to curb emissions from oil and gas operations is already viable, and fairly cheap. — Alex Cuadros, ProPublica, 16 June 2026 When Pinatubo started convulsing and belching steam in April of that year, scientists from the United States and the Philippines deployed an array of instruments that tracked the volcano’s inner tumult. — Quanta Magazine, 8 May 2026 In one video geolocated by NBC News, roiling orange flames and belching smoke could be seen rising from the Aghdasieh fuel depot in the city’s northern Tajrish district. — Alexander Smith, NBC news, 9 Mar. 2026 The $20 billion facility, run by Musk’s AI firm xAI, is powered by 27 methane gas turbines that run day and night, belching fumes and emitting a constant noise like jet engines, NBC News reports. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 4 Mar. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for belching
  1. erupting
  2. spitting
  3. ejecting
  4. expelling
  5. emitting
  6. spewing
  7. spurting
  8. pouring
Verb
  • Brian Osorio Zuluaga/Facebook The five men in the video slowly remove the baby then shout for a paramedic before erupting in a euphoric cheer.
    — Duarte Dias, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Footage shared by the company showed massive flames and fireballs erupting from the facility.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of erupting
Verb
  • The team could use another forward as Luis Suarez is suspended for all six Leagues Cup games as the penalty for spitting on a Seattle Sounders official during last year’s tournament final.
    — Michelle Kaufman August 7, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Starship is designed to launch 60 Starlink V3 satellites at a time, spitting them out through a slit-like payload bay door like a giant PEZ candy dispenser.
    — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of spitting
Verb
  • In 2023, a Marine Corps pilot died after ejecting from his jet near the base.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • Based on witness statements, a jet ski allegedly struck a wake, ejecting the operator into the water, according to DEEP officials.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026
Definition of ejecting
Verb
  • But sometimes, some corals on a reef bleach while others don’t, and in other cases corals under heat stress die without expelling their algae.
    — Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Sánchez, who leads the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, touted his country's quick turnaround in expelling nearly all of the 50,000-60,000 migrants who crossed the border back to Morocco.
    — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of expelling
Verb
  • The laboratory expects demand for the neutron-emitting isotope to increase as the US expands its nuclear energy ambitions and new reactor technologies move toward deployment.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
  • According to Léna, the experiments included studying the dust in the corona (which was emitting infrared radiation), studying the oscillating hot gas in the corona, and studying the chromosphere.
    — Dhananjay Khadilkar, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of emitting
Verb
  • Many existing data centers are using on-site power generation, including pollutant-spewing diesel generators, to bypass the grid entirely.
    — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Photos show lava and huge plumes of ash spewing nearly 4 miles into the air.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of spewing
Verb
  • However, Ormund is sickened by the blood spurting in his eyes, and Roddy turns the tables, using his remaining hand to stick a knife well into Ormund's backside.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Once opened, check for foul odors, cloudiness, or spurting liquid when opening.
    — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 13 July 2026
Definition of spurting
Verb
  • Jackson won the Republican nomination for governor after pouring more than $108 million of his own fortune into his campaign.
    — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Chief of Staff Mason (Jennifer Ehle) comes in particularly hot, pouring herself a coffee at breakneck speed.
    — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of pouring

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