as in burp
an expulsion of stomach gas through the mouth
with a loud belch he concluded his pig-out and rose at last from the table
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as in to spit
to violently throw out or off (something from within)
the volcano belched lava and ash for days
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Recent Examples of belch
Ashley Strickland, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
Set to open the South International Series Festival, the dramedy turns on the shortest-reigning of Spanish monarchs, the reportedly libertine Luis I who in 1724 married Louise Élisabeth d’Orléans, taken to belch, pass wind and undress in public to clean windows with her dress.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 10 Oct. 2024
With a low hiss, puffs of particles belch from their mouths into the air, where the wind catches them and whisks them away.
—Chelsea Harvey, Scientific American, 16 Mar. 2021
These melted again and were belched out by volcanoes.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 11 May 2024
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Verb
These hydrothermal vents belch warm towers of elements that draw clusters of animal life, such as tube worms.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
Set to open the South International Series Festival, the dramedy turns on the shortest-reigning of Spanish monarchs, the reportedly libertine Luis I who in 1724 married Louise Élisabeth d’Orléans, taken to belch, pass wind and undress in public to clean windows with her dress.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 10 Oct. 2024
With a low hiss, puffs of particles belch from their mouths into the air, where the wind catches them and whisks them away.
—Chelsea Harvey, Scientific American, 16 Mar. 2021
These melted again and were belched out by volcanoes.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 11 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for belch
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Professor Frink enlists Bart, Lisa, and Maggie, who are immune from the burp clouds, to persuade their father to help with a cure.Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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Vogue’s behind-the-scenes video glimpse into Billie Eilish’s Hit Me Hard and Soft tour starts off not with a bang, but with a burp.Emma Specter, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2024
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This was a bad idea; listening to a couple of AI bots mindlessly spitting out empty observations while mimicking the tempo of human speech is a soul-destroying experience.Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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This little dude spits in my face and says, ‘F— you.Jim Ruland, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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Applause erupts at the string of performances, including an impressive handbell ensemble who mastered many holiday sing-along tunes.Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 2024
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Tom Cruise, equal parts mettle and dazzle, erupts with a fully fleshed lead performance that should finally bring him his just due as an actor, while Jack Nicholson forges a terrific performance as an ironpants militarist.Duane Byrge, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Dec. 2024
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Volcanic materials—including smoldering rocks, lava, and hot, thumb-sized gravel and ash—were ejected up to 8 kilometers (5 miles) from the crater on November 8, according to Hadi Wijaya.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Delay was written on a live round that was not fired but ejected, apparently when the shooter was clearing a jam.Chris Isidore, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
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Wei Fenghe was expelled from the Communist Party in June 2024 on charges of accepting bribes and abusing his authority for personal gain.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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While most Syrians are jubilant, including the millions of exiles who are beginning to find their way home from Lebanon, Turkey, and elsewhere, the fate of many Kurds expelled by Turkey previously from Afrin and other areas in the north is less certain.Natasha Hall, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2024
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These lasers emit short bursts (pulses) of laser light to areas 13 to 15 millimeters (mm) in diameter (about half an inch).Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 2 Dec. 2024
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In its Diffused mode, the tool warms an entire room; its Jet Focus mode emits powerful bursts of air.Jenny Berg, Vogue, 2 Dec. 2024
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For the seventh time in less than a year, Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula has erupted into fiery spectacle, spewing molten lava from a fissure approximately 1.8 miles long.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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Even as scientists have shown that gas stoves can spew nitrogen dioxide, benzene and other potentially deadly pollutants, there’s been little progress toward getting them out of homes.Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
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The laughs hit hard and the blood spurts wildly in this tale of the Smith family, led by patriarch Frost, who goes on holiday on a remote island with some dark and deadly secrets.William Earl, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
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Stock up Tyler Toffoli, Jake Walman, Alexander Wennberg, Timothy Liljegren Toffoli has given San Jose immediate payoff for its $24 million investment with a hot start and another current goal spurt to lead the club with nine.Eric Stephens, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Belch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belch. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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