belch
/bɛltʃ/
noun
- An act of expelling gas from the stomach through the mouth; a burp.
- A small belch escaped her lips before she could stop it.
- He let out a loud belch after the meal.
- The comedian made a fake belch to get a laugh.
- A forceful emission of something, such as smoke or flames.
- The engine gave a belch of black smoke and then died.
- A sudden belch of fire from the furnace startled the workers.
- A belch of steam rose from the kettle.
Synonyms
verb
- To expel gas from the stomach through the mouth; to burp.
- She tried to belch quietly behind her hand during dinner.
- The baby belched softly and then smiled.
- He belched loudly after drinking the soda too quickly.
- To send out or emit something forcefully, often smoke, flames, or steam.
- The car's exhaust pipe belched a cloud of fumes.
- The volcano belched ash and lava for days.
- The old factory belched black smoke into the sky.