burps

plural of burp
as in hiccoughs
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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Noun
  • Five belches on the U-T five-belch meter.
    Kevin J. Farmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • While there were occasional hiccups for the line as a whole against the Jets, the group only allowed two sacks.
    Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Regional banks bounced a bit, still down a couple percent on the week, as Thursday’s flush lower amid a few separate but coincident credit hiccups exacerbated underlying unease with the opaque and possibly lax lending across private credit and among smaller commercial banks.
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Burps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burps. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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