as in eructations
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
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Five belches on the U-T five-belch meter.—
Kevin J. Farmer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Travel hiccups, tech glitches or a conversation that spirals a lot faster than intended could easily push your buttons.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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In short, outages in Azure or Microsoft 365 aren’t just technical hiccups—they’re operational emergencies.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Burps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burps. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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