NOUN | act | belching | the forceful expulsion of something from inside |
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act | belching, belch, burp, burping, eructation | a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth |
Sounds | beh'lchihng | |
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Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... |
Meaning | The forceful expulsion of something from inside. | |
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Example | "the belching of smoke from factory chimneys" | |
Broader | expulsion, projection, ejection, forcing out | The act of expelling or projecting or ejecting |
Meaning | A reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth. | |
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Synonyms | belch, burp, burping, eructation | |
Broader | expulsion, projection, ejection, forcing out | The act of expelling or projecting or ejecting |
reflex, reflex response, reflex action, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction | An automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus | |
Spanish | eructación, eructar, eructo, regüeldo | |
Catalan | eructe, rot |
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