eruct
verb (used with or without object)
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
Example Sentences
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After the road was closed for the winter, in late October, the lake uttered yet one more eructation.
From Time Magazine Archive
At intervals Salinas suffered from a mild eructation of morality.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
Major Edward Conway scarcely grunted—it might have been anything from an oath to an eructation.
From The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills by John Trotwood Moore
Thus an Omaha, after an eructation, says, "Thank you, animal."
From Atlantis : the antediluvian world by Ignatius Donnelly
He became gratified with the nectar he quaffed and thereupon an eructation came out, diffusing an excellent perfume all around.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
