belched; belching; belches
1
: to expel gas suddenly from the stomach through the mouth
2
: to erupt, explode, or detonate violently
3
: to issue forth spasmodically : gush
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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On Monday morning, the volcano erupted again, belching ash clouds three-quarters of a mile high.
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Reuters, NBC news, 19 May 2025
The planes were rickety contraptions with no brakes that belched castor oil and had to be dragged to a stop with a tail skid after landing.
—Victor Luckerson, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2025
Commuters typically use buses to commute into Lima, but these are usually older vehicles that belch out copious amounts of black smoke.
—Maria Gioia, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2025
The volcanic activity spotted on a planet famed for such eruptions was special for two reasons: Not only was the hot spot larger than Earth’s Lake Superior, but it also was seen belching out eruptions six times the total energy of all the world’s power plants combined, NASA said in a press release.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
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Reuters, NBC news, 19 May 2025
The planes were rickety contraptions with no brakes that belched castor oil and had to be dragged to a stop with a tail skid after landing.
—Victor Luckerson, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2025
Commuters typically use buses to commute into Lima, but these are usually older vehicles that belch out copious amounts of black smoke.
—Maria Gioia, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2025
The volcanic activity spotted on a planet famed for such eruptions was special for two reasons: Not only was the hot spot larger than Earth’s Lake Superior, but it also was seen belching out eruptions six times the total energy of all the world’s power plants combined, NASA said in a press release.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Belch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/belch. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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belch
1 of 2 intransitive verb
: to expel gas suddenly from the stomach through the mouth
: to expel (gas) from the stomach suddenly : eruct
belch
2 of 2 noun
: an act or instance of belching : eructation
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