belch
8 synonyms for belch, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To release gas from the stomach out through the mouth, usually noisily.
Synonyms
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Rare, literary or technical
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Synonyms by Meaning
1. verb
To release gas from the stomach out through the mouth, usually noisily.
“He belched loudly after finishing his soda.”
2. noun
The act or sound of belching.
“A loud belch escaped him right in the middle of dinner.”
How to use belch
The word patterns that sound natural to a native speaker.
The bodily-function sense is informal; the "belch smoke/flames" sense is common in more formal or literary writing.
Etymology
From Old English bielcan, likely imitating the sound itself, related to Low German words meaning "to bark" or "shout."
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