belching
- present participle of belch.
Example Sentences
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Belching cows emit much of the methane emitted in the United States, but research on how to lessen this source of greenhouse gas is underfunded, a report suggests.
From Science Magazine • Dec. 14, 2022
Belching volcanic ash nearly 20 feet into the air, the underwater volcano sent tsunami waves all the way to the Pacific Coast and released an atmospheric pressure wave all over the world.
From Salon • Jan. 20, 2022
Belching during speech is a relatively less common paralinguistic item.”
From Fox News • Dec. 9, 2019
Belching, farting, and speaking all use bellows to provide the pressurized air supply necessary for vibration— the thoracic cavity in belching and speaking, the rectum in farting.
From Salon • Aug. 23, 2012
Belching exhaust, the driver saluting or warning with a series of blasts on his horn, it is an old army bus, the official name brushed over with paint that doesn't quite match.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
