burp
noun
an ejection of stomach gas through the mouth; belch.
had been burping
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past perfect progressiveof burp.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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McLean had the impression that all the time he had been fighting with the Martian, the Rangeley had been burping.
From The Next Time We Die by Robert Moore Williams
