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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