belching

belch (b

lch)

v. belched, belch·ing, belch·es

v.intr.

1. To expel gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth; burp.

2. To erupt or explode.

3. To gush forth.

v.tr.

1. To expel (gas) noisily from the stomach through the mouth; burp.

2. To eject violently.

[Middle English belchen, from Old English bealcettan or from *bealcian; akin to bealcan.]

belch n.

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Noun	1.	belching - the forceful expulsion of something from inside; "the belching of smoke from factory chimneys" ejection, forcing out, expulsion, projection - the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting
	2.	belching - a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth belch, burp, burping, eructation ejection, forcing out, expulsion, projection - the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex - an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus

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aerophagia
belch
Belcher
Bodily Functions
boke
burp
burping
ejection
eruct
eructation
erupt
expulsion
extravasate
forcing out
inborn reflex
innate reflex
instinctive reflex
physiological reaction
projection

Southward, with low funnel belching forth fire and smoke into the blackness of the night, the huge engine, with its solitary saloon carriage and guard's brake, thundered its way through the night towards the great metropolis.

The Illustrious Prince by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context

From the small forward decks of the feluccas Perry's crude cannon were belching smoke, flame, thunder, and death.

Pellucidar by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context

Countless were the vessels and men that passed over our eastern and western horizons never to return; but whether they met their fates before the belching tubes of submarines or among the aimlessly drifting mine fields, no man lived to tell.

The Lost Continent by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context

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