belching
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belching![]() ![]() Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 Belch \Belch\ (b[e^]lch; 224), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belched (b[e^]lch); p. pr. & vb. n. Belching.] [OE. belken, AS. bealcan, akin to E. bellow. See Bellow, v. i.] 1. To eject or throw up from the stomach with violence; to eruct. [1913 Webster] I belched a hurricane of wind. --Swift. [1913 Webster] 2. To eject violently from within; to cast forth; to emit; to give vent to; to vent. [1913 Webster] Within the gates that now Stood open wide, belching outrageous flame. --Milton. [1913 Webster] Source: WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
belching
n 1: the forceful expulsion of something from inside; "the
belching of smoke from factory chimneys"
2: a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the
mouth [syn: belch, belching, burp, burping,
eructation]
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