belch
verb (used without object)
to eject stomach gas noisily from the mouth; burp.
have belched
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present perfectof belch.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Diesel big rigs have belched smog for years.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 20, 2022
Its ancient volcanoes could have belched a lot of hydrogen, a strong but short-lived greenhouse gas.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 25, 2020
All three of those eras coincide nicely with volcanic events in India’s Deccan Plateau, which may have belched enough carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases to boost planetary temperatures and harm ocean-dwellers.
From Time ● Sep. 11, 2012
Wall Street felt glad to be rid of it, for noxious fumes have belched from its ungainly chimney.
From Time Magazine Archive
Though Khrushchev did not identify just who could have belched such dreadful views, all his hearers knew that among those who had was Khrushchev himself.
From Time Magazine Archive
