belch

verb

belched; belching; belches

intransitive verb

1
: to expel gas suddenly from the stomach through the mouth
2
: to erupt, explode, or detonate violently
3
: to issue forth spasmodically : gush

transitive verb

1
: to eject or emit violently
angrily belched insults
2
: to expel (gas) from the stomach suddenly : eruct
belch noun

Examples of belch in a Sentence

He belched loudly, and his girlfriend said, “That's disgusting!”. Smoke belched from the factory chimneys beside the river.
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Everyone called for tighter restrictions on Suncor’s emissions of carbon monoxide and fine particulate matter, which is made up of tiny particles of ash, soot and smoke that are belched into the air during the refining process. Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 12 Dec. 2024 The sun is at its solar maximum — which means more auroras are likely in store Jonathan Newton / Getty Images file Earth’s star has ramped up activity, with giant flares erupting off the surface and belching streams of plasma and charged particles into space. Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 2 Dec. 2024 Mining firms also suck up massive quantities of water and deploy fleets of drill rigs, trucks, diggers, and other heavy machinery that collectively belch out up to 7 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. Vince Beiser, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024 And yet, the American military belches out more greenhouse gasses right now than any other institution in the world. Outside Online, 13 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for belch 

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Old English bealcan

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of belch was before the 12th century

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Cite this Entry

“Belch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/belch. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

belch

1 of 2 verb
ˈbelch
1
: to force out gas from the stomach through the mouth
2
: to throw out or be thrown out violently
smoke belching from the chimney

belch

2 of 2 noun
: a belching of gas

Medical Definition

belch

1 of 2 intransitive verb
: to expel gas suddenly from the stomach through the mouth

transitive verb

: to expel (gas) from the stomach suddenly : eruct

belch

2 of 2 noun
: an act or instance of belching : eructation

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