eructation

noun

i-ˌrək-ˈtā-shən How to pronounce eructation (audio)
Definition of eructationnext
as in belch
an expulsion of stomach gas through the mouth an enormous eructation that startled everyone within earshot

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Recent Examples of eructation Our tent was fast filling with eructations-ode de Dinty Moore. — John Phillips, Car and Driver, 24 Mar. 2020 What could this latest eructation from the presidential brain mean? — Gerard Baker, WSJ, 19 June 2023 Cows account for another 4% of global carbon emissions in the form of methane through what scientists call eructation and flatulence, or what our kids refer to as burping and farting. — Chunka Mui, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2021 His flacks and surrogates hand out scraps of information grudgingly, infrequently, and beclouded by fragrant eructations of doublespeak. — Charles Seife, Slate Magazine, 1 Mar. 2017
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belch
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  • These types of foods can lead to bad-smelling belches, nausea, abdominal pain, and reflux.
    — Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Meanwhile, dedicated fire department operators answer every Neapolitan’s phoned-in worry, primarily about the threat posed by their biggest, oldest neighbor, whose every belch of smoke and gas (a favorite insert shot of Rosi’s) is its own warning that time is precious.
    — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Definition of belch

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“Eructation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eructation. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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