Meaning

4 senses
  1. (intransitive)To emit a burp.

    Burping is considered impolite in most western cultures.

    My dad used to burp to hide the fact he was farting.

    rülpsen

    рыга́тьrygátʹ, рыгну́тьrygnútʹ, отры́гиватьotrýgivatʹ

    відри́гуватиvidrýhuvaty, відригну́тиvidryhnúty

  2. (transitive)To utter by burping

    Stevie intends to burp the alphabet at the school talent show.

  3. (transitive)To cause someone (such as a baby) to burp.

  4. (transitive)To open (a container of fermenting substance) to allow the release of accumulated gas.

More definitions
  • expel gas from the stomach

Examples

62 sentences
  1. I burp a lot.

    Я багато відригую.

    ruЯ много рыгаю.

    deIch rülpse viel.

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  2. Tom sure does burp a lot.

    deTom stößt wirklich häufig auf.

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  3. I burped and Tom burped, too.

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  4. It wasn't me who just burped.

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  5. I wasn't the one who just burped.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to emit a burp:
Русский
By meaning 1
to emit a burp:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to emit a burp:

Origin

Originally from American English, of imitative origin.

Originally from American English, of imitative origin.

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Forms

burps, burping, burped, burped
Base formburp · to burp
3rd person singularburps
Present participleburping
Past simpleburped
Past participleburped

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyburp
he, she, itburps

Past simpleLesson

all personsburped

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill burp

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

9 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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