belch

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This phenomenon will continue to spread until liberals realize that goats breathe, belch, and even indulge in flatulence, thus producing the greenhouse gases that allegedly imperil the sacred polar bears.

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  1. intransitive verb To expel gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth; burp.
  2. intransitive verb To erupt or explode.
  3. intransitive verb To gush forth.
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  • He took a long swallow of whiskey, let out a loud belch, then wiped his mouth on the back of his sleeve. —  Garwood, Julie - Prince Charming
  • With a big fiery belch, the dragon turned around and lumbered back into his lair. —  Cheyenne McCray - Spellbound.pdf.htm
  • He let out a loud bellow, interrupted himself with a rank belch, and then staggered to his feet. —  Garwood, Julie - The Gift
  • This is followed by an enormous belch, which I follow with an apology. —  Glamorama
  • "If the food and drink are good, a belch is due praise If you enjoy your food, you'll simply tell your host it was a fine meal," she instructed. —  Garwood, Julie - Saving Grace
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Used in the same context Used in the Same Context

sneeze ·  bellow ·  reverberation ·  clap ·  grunt ·  snore ·  peal ·  snort ·  whoosh ·  thunk ·  slurp ·  splash

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belch:   belching ·  belched
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Middle English belchen, from Old English bealcettan or from *bealcian; akin to bealcan.

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  1. Early modern English, also belche, bache, from Middle English belchen, assibilated form of early modern English and English dial. (northern) belk, from Middle English belken, from Anglo-Saxon bælcian, bealcian, also with added formative, bealcettan, belch, ejaculate; allied to balk and bolk, all prob. ult. imitative: see belk, balk, bolk.
  2. from belch, v.
 

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