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belching

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈbɛlt͡ʃɪŋ/
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  • CMU ARPABET: B EH1 L CH IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The art of producing a belch.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of belch

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: belch, burp, burping, eructation

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: expulsion, projection, ejection, forcing out, reflex, reflex response, reflex action, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction

4

noun

Meaning 4

the forceful expulsion of something from inside

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the belching of smoke from factory chimneys

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: expulsion, projection, ejection, forcing out

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Spanish: eructación fuerte — noun
  • Spanish: fuerte eructación — noun