belch
verb (used without object)
to eject stomach gas noisily from the mouth; burp.
were 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 houseplants in the room were belching water vapor into the air.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 8, 2024
But when they were taken out on the roads in California, they were belching out levels of nitrogen oxide that were 30 to 40 times higher than the regulatory standards.
From New York Times ● Sep. 21, 2015
Flames were belching from its windows, casting abroad a lurid radiance; and remembering Pancho Cueto, Esteban laughed.
From Rainbow's End by Rex Ellingwood Beach
On Monday morning it seemed as if the very blades of grass for miles around the Boer laager were belching shot and shell over the dongas and trenches where the burghers had sought shelter.
From With the Boer Forces by Howard Clemens Hillegas
We were confronted by a line studded with blockhouses and fenced in on both sides, while two armoured trains were belching forth clouds of steam and smoke in the distance.
From In the Shadow of Death by P. H. Kritzinger
