belching

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/ˈbɛlt͡ʃɪŋ/

noun

The art of producing a belch.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of belch
nounbelching (plural belchings)

plural belchings

  1. The art of producing a belch.

    The remains of depraved Digestion shew themselves in loathing of food, foulness of the mouth, impure belchings, heart-burn, nausea, vomiting, vertigo, dyspnaea, &c.

    1816, Joseph Lieutaud, Synopsis of the Universal Practice of Medicine

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth

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belchburpburpingeructation
Broader
reflexreflex responsereflex actionexpulsionprojectionejection
Also see
belchburpburpingeructation

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Spanish eructación fuerte, fuerte eructación
  • eructación fuertenoun
  • fuerte eructaciónnoun
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “belching,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/belching.

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