Meaning

2 senses
  1. (ambitransitive)To expel (gas) from the stomach through the mouth; especially, to do so loudly.

    rülpsen

    рыга́тьrygátʹ, рыгну́тьrygnútʹ, отры́гиватьotrýgivatʹ

    рига́тиryháty, відри́гуватиvidrýhuvaty, відрига́тиvidryháty

    expel gas from the stomach

  2. (ambitransitive)To eject or emit (something) with spasmodic force or noise.

    Thick smoke belched through the funnels of the steamship.

    emittieren, in die Luft blasen

Examples

12 sentences
  1. The volcano is belching out flames and smoke.

    ruВулкан извергает пламя и дым. — marafon

  2. The chimney is belching black smoke.

    deDer Kamin stößt schwarzen Qualm aus. — Zaghawa

  3. The dragon was belching hot flames.

  4. Tom was belching at the meeting.

  5. Whoever has a frog in his throat begins to belch.

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
expel gas from the stomach through the mouth:
Русский
By meaning 1
expel gas from the stomach through the mouth:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
expel gas from the stomach through the mouth:
eject or emit:

Origin

From Middle English belchen, from Old English bielċan, from Proto-Germanic *balkijaną, *be

From Middle English belchen, from Old English bielċan, from Proto-Germanic *balkijaną, *belkaną, probably ultimately of imitative origin.

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Forms

belches, belching, belched, belched
Base formbelch · to belch
3rd person singularbelches
Present participlebelching
Past simplebelched
Past participlebelched

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theybelch
he, she, itbelches

Past simpleLesson

all personsbelched

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave belched
he, she, ithas belched

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill belch

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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