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belching

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belch  (blch)
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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.belchingbelching - 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.belchingbelching - a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth
ejection, forcing out, expulsion, projection - the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting


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