belch
An instance of belchingAn instance of belching; the sound that it makes.
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» The volcano is belching out flames and smoke.
Вулкан извергает пламя и дым. — marafon
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2 sensesAn instance of belching; the sound that it makes.
Rülpser
отры́жкаotrýžka, рыга́ниеrygánije
відри́жкаvidrýžka, ві́дригvídryh
(obsolete)Malt liquor.
c. 1699, John Dennis, letter to Mr. Collier Porters would no longer be drunk with Belch
- a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth
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Origin
From Middle English belchen, from Old English bielċan, from Proto-Germanic *balkijaną, *beFrom Middle English belchen, from Old English bielċan, from Proto-Germanic *balkijaną, *belkaną, probably ultimately of imitative origin.
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plural: belchesSynonyms
4 synonyms- a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth:belchingburpburpingeructation
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