Belching

//ˈbɛlt͡ʃɪŋ// noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The art of producing a belch.

    "The remains of depraved Digestion shew themselves in loathing of food, foulness of the mouth, impure belchings, heart-burn, nausea, vomiting, vertigo, dyspnaea, &c."

  2. 2
    a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth wordnet
  3. 3
    the forceful expulsion of something from inside wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of belch form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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belchbelchburpburpingeructation

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"The volcano is belching out flames and smoke."

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