as in belch
an expulsion of stomach gas through the mouth
felt embarrassed when a burp escaped from his lips as the table was being cleared
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Recent Examples of burp
It’s well established that burps, or emissions, of carbon dioxide are bad for the oceans.
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Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 24 June 2025
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
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
Agriculture is the largest source of the potent greenhouse gas methane, nearly all of which comes from cow burps.
—Marianne Krasny, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 24 June 2025
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
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
Agriculture is the largest source of the potent greenhouse gas methane, nearly all of which comes from cow burps.
—Marianne Krasny, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burp
belch
Noun
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Five belches on the U-T five-belch meter.—
Tim Meehan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Burp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burp. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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