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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of burp.

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Examples

  • Buds are dried and then put in mason jars and 'burped' -- given occasional breaths of fresh air -- in a regime that cures the pot, turning it sticky and stinky.

    Reuters: Top News 2010

  • My "bag on the counter" took up residence the night Ellen planted it here in mid January, and it has grown to be like a benign family pet, being squeezed and "burped" and fed regularly.

    Last Word on the Amish Friendship Bread Belinda 2008

  • My two teens question me daily, the best response coming from my 14 year old son one day as I 'burped' a very full and fermented-smelling bag.

    The Amish Invasion Belinda 2008

  • My "bag on the counter" took up residence the night Ellen planted it here in mid January, and it has grown to be like a benign family pet, being squeezed and "burped" and fed regularly.

    Archive 2008-02-01 Susan 2008

  • I hope it was properly "burped". rfabro wrote: This proves there is no such thing as ghosts!

    Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local HankReardon 2010

  • I hope it was properly "burped". rfabro wrote: This proves there is no such thing as ghosts!

    Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local HankReardon 2010

  • I hope it was properly "burped". rfabro wrote: This proves there is no such thing as ghosts!

    Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local areyoukidding88 2010

  • Some researchers have suggested that a collision with another star produced the fireworks, while others have argued that the star simply "burped" after swallowing some planet-sized objects.

    New Scientist - Space 2009

  • Some researchers have suggested that a collision with another star produced the fireworks, while others have argued that the star simply "burped" after swallowing some planet-sized objects.

    New Scientist - Space 2009

  • He said the bottles must be "burped" with precise timing to release pressure or they can explode.

    Tennessean.com The Dickson Herald 2009

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