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Meanings of belch in English

Portuguese
arroto
Catalan
rot
Spanish
eructo

A reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth.

arroto
Portuguese
arrotar
Catalan
rotar

Expel gas from the stomach.

arrotar
Portuguese
entrar em erupção
Catalan
fer erupció

Become active and spew forth lava and rocks.

entrar em erupção
Usage of belch in English
1
Once, just as the others were chorusing 'Omeyn!', a belch escaped him.
Melnitz
2
Buildings that are hidden in camouflage belch people, young men and women.
Once there was a war
3
Ward put his hand to his chest and brought up a belch.
The Assistant
4
Volcanoes then belch the carbon back into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide.
BBC
5
When Eridu put down his knife with a loud belch, Shanna rose.
Quest for honour
6
It is a belch in the face of established taste and dignity.
The Guardian
7
Chloe splashes him with some southern comfort and belch-screams in his face.
The Menstruating Mall
8
She puts a hand to her mouth as if stifling a belch.
Those who save us
9
Bucky let out a beer belch in response to my half-truth.
Past malice: an emma fielding mystery
10
He was ultimately very hostile. Ignatius let out a monstrous belch.
A Confederacy of Dunces
11
It sounded like 'Ess-dull-leen,' and was followed by a violent belch.
The irish warrior
12
She could hear every chew, every swallow, every grunt and belch.
Tetrarch (Well of Echoes)
13
I think you just had a belch back up on you.
The Door Into Summer
14
I fear your goat may not trouble her beyond a belch or two.
The buried giant
15
Even from here any belch of magma at the summit should be visible.
The Guardian
16
He produced a scarcely definable sound, something between a grunt and a belch.
The Clown
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Translations for belch
Spanish
eructo
Belch through the time
Belch across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common