belch

[ belch ]

verb (used without object)

1. to eject stomach gas noisily from the mouth; burp.
2. to emit contents violently, such as a gun, geyser, or volcano:

   The volcano belched ominously while the town was evacuated.

3. to gush forth:

   Fire and smoke belched from the dragon's mouth.

verb (used with object)

1. to eject (flame, smoke, gas, etc.) violently or in bursts; give forth:

   The house had a chimney belching smoke.

noun

1. an ejection of stomach gas from the mouth.
2. a violent emittance of flame, smoke, gas, etc.

belch

/ bɛltʃ /

verb

1. usually intr to expel wind from the stomach noisily through the mouth; eructate
2. to expel or be expelled forcefully from inside

   smoke belching from factory chimneys

3. to say (curses, insults, etc) violently or bitterly

noun

1. an act of belching; eructation

Other Words From

• belch·er noun
• out·belch verb (used with object)

Word History and Origins

Origin of belch¹

First recorded before 1000; Middle English belchen, Old English bealcettan; cognate with Dutch balken, belken to bray; perhaps extended form akin to bell ², bellow

Word History and Origins

Origin of belch¹

Old English bialcan ; related to Middle Low German belken to shout, Dutch balken to bray

Example Sentences

Hence it all but backtracking on its emissions reductions and climate change mitigation goals, just so users can belch out more fake, dangerously misleading images and videos.

From Slate

"You and your children cannot breathe the air or swim in the waters of our culture without breathing in the toxic particulates and stinking effluvia that belch and pour unchecked from their companies into the currents of our world," he said of the pair.

From BBC

She releases a succinct, croak-like belch.

From Salon

The inability to belch can cause bloating, pain, gurgling in the neck and chest, and excessive flatulence as built-up air seeks an alternate exit route.

From Salon

Two thousand years ago, the Roman philosopher Pliny the Elder described a man named Pomponius who could not belch.

From Salon

Related Words

• emit
• gush