belch
verb (used without object)
to eject stomach gas noisily from the mouth; burp.
belching
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present participleof belch.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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With black smoke belching high into the sky, Lobga staggers some 90 seconds before collapsing in flames and a U.N. security guard rushes over blasting an extinguisher.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
It was an adult female, who twisted his head to look straight in his eyes, before putting a finger in his mouth and belching at him.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026
AFP journalists heard blasts in Bahrain's capital Manama, and saw black smoke belching from a major oil terminal in the United Arab Emirates port city of Fujairah.
From Barron's ● Mar. 15, 2026
This amount of air depends on the balance between the intake, production and elimination of gas through belching, flatulence or its consumption by the intestinal microbiota.
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2024
Amaranta could not conceal the repugnance that she felt at the table because of his bestial belching.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
