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noun

plural of belch

as in eructations

an expulsion of stomach gas through the mouth with a loud belch he concluded his pig-out and rose at last from the table

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verb

present tense third-person singular of belch

as in erupts

to violently throw out or off (something from within) the volcano belched lava and ash for days

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Recent Examples of belches

Noun

These types of foods can lead to bad-smelling belches, nausea, abdominal pain, and reflux. — Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 16 Apr. 2026 Five belches on the U-T five-belch meter. — Kevin J. Farmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2025

Verb

But California alt-metal trio Primus exists almost entirely in opposition to good taste, with Les Claypool singing morbidly odd story-songs about colorful characters in a nasal wheeze while his bass belches out gnarly, distorted riffs. — Al Shipley, SPIN, 8 Sep. 2026 Four belches on the U-T five-belch meter. — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Oct. 2025 Her old garbage disposal is still in place and frequently belches waste back into the sink. — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025

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Comedy civil war erupts as comics take sides over Shane Gillis monologue.

— , FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
When Hanne, a staff member of a struggling animal rescue, unexpectedly becomes executor of a wealthy hunting family’s estate, a bitter battle over the inheritance erupts.

— Annika Pham, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of erupts

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More than anything, the problem lies in the execution — as an absolutely catastrophic event effectively ejects Coulter and Fetters’ main character from his own story and into the abyss of early 2000s political turmoil.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2026
This development forcibly ejects the mild-mannered mammal into both his parents’ den and the wild — literally — world of dating, where smelling suitors’ pee takes the place of an app profile.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 22 May 2026

Definition of ejects

Verb

In one scene, Hansen spits out mouthwash; at first, Pattinson did it normally.

— Alex Barasch, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026
Another factor in recent storms was a counterclockwise atmospheric spin over Central America - called a gyre - that spits out seeds of stormy weather that can form into hurricanes.

— CBS News, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of spits

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Many of these materials are made from oil, which emits pollutants when burned, driving climate change and fueling extreme weather.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
In our example of the pond, simply comparing the number of possibilities assumes that each stone emits a wave independently.

— Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of emits

Verb

To begin her drawings, Trouvé pours bleach onto blank sheets of industrial colored paper.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
All Star point guard Kyrie Irving pours in 50 points, setting a new NBA record for points on debut with a new team as his Brooklyn Nets go down 127-126 at home to the Minnesota Timberwolves.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

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