belch
verb (used without object)
to eject stomach gas noisily from the mouth; burp.
was belching
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past progressiveof belch.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The natural pool was belching soap bubbles from the soap someone had dumped in.
From New York Times ● Sep. 21, 2012
Firefighters traveled about 400 feet from the entrance to the plant before reaching the machine room, which was belching heavy smoke, said Frank Dwyer, a spokesman for the Fire Department.
From New York Times ● Jul. 22, 2011
By the time priest and villagers arrived, the crater was belching molten rock and lava.
From Time Magazine Archive
The biggest liner ever to burn at sea, the 41,000-ton Atlantique, was belching to high heaven $18,000,000 worth of flame & smoke.
From Time Magazine Archive
The General was belching great clouds of black smoke; red sparks flashed back over the train like a plume waving in the breeze.
From Tom of the Raiders by Austin Bishop
