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Burping

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v. Present participle of burp.

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

Word Usage

"The price of gasoline is falling toward $1 per gallon, while merely one of the enormous hidden costs of fossil fuels has the arctic seas "burping" - methane."

Equivalent

burping

Verb Form

burped burping burps

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

emit breathe pass off reflex action reflex response expulsion projection instinctive reflex ejection unconditioned reflex

Cross Reference

fart yawn

Variant

belch

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

bubble belch eruct expel gas belching burping eructation

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

Earp chirp slurp usurp

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

cluster-fuck straighten stonecutting suspiration headedness swash cross-reference whoosh lint-free cutworm