belch

bɛltʃ

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Definition of belch - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr./intr.

bodily functionexpel gas from the stomach through the mouth

He couldn't help but belch after drinking soda.

burp

eruct

expel

chimney or machineemit smoke or fire forcefully

The factory chimneys belch smoke into the sky.

exhale

spew

volcano

TECH.

spew lava and rocks

TECH.

The volcano belched lava during the eruption.

emit

erupt

Noun

digestion soundrelease of gas from the stomach, often making a loud sound

His belch echoed across the room.

belching

burp

eructation

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belch out

emit something forcefully or in large quantities

The factory belched out thick smoke all day.

Origin of belch

Old English, bealcan (to belch)

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belchy

adj.

frequent belching

having a tendency to belch frequently

Examples of belch in a sentence

The baby started to belch after being fed.
The old engine began to belch smoke suddenly.
The volcano belched ash into the atmosphere.
The mountain belched rocks unexpectedly.
Ash and stones were belched by the volcano.
After the meal, his belch surprised the quiet diners.

Her belch interrupted the formal meeting.

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French:roter, rot, ...
German:rülpsen, Aufstoßen, ...
Italian:ruttare, rutto, ...
Spanish:eructar, eructo, ...
Portuguese:arrotar, arroto, ...
Chinese:打嗝, 喷出, ...
Japanese:げっぷをする, げっぷ, ...
Arabic:تَجَشَّأَ, تجشؤ, ...
Hebrew:לְגַהֵק, גִּיהוּק, ...
Russian:отрыгивать, отрыжка, ...
Ukrainian:відригувати, відрижка, ...
Hindi:डकार लेना, डकार, ...
Bengali:ঢেকুর তোলা, ডকার, ...
Catalan:eructar, eructe, ...
Czech:říhnout si, říhnutí, ...
Danish:bøvse, bøvsen, ...
Dutch:boeren, boer, ...
Greek:ρεύομαι, ρέψιμο, ...
Hungarian:böfögni, böfögés, ...
Khmer:ភើ, ការក្អែរខ្យល់, ...
Korean:트림하다, 트림, ...
Persian:آروغ زدن, آروغ, ...
Polish:beknąć, beknięcie, ...
Portuguese (BR):arrotar, arroto, ...
Romanian:a râgâi, eructație, ...
Swedish:rapa, rap, ...
Thai:เรอ, เสียงเรอ, ...
Turkish:geğirmek, geğirti, ...
Vietnamese:ợ, tiếng ợ, ...

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