Belching — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the forceful expulsion of something from inside

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈænɐlˌiːt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐsklˈiːpiəz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐsklˈiːpiəz/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈænɐlˌiːt/.

Examples

the belching of smoke from factory chimneys
In China it is polite to burp at the table
Vesuvius erupts once in a while

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bubble erupt burping extravasate belch eructation burp eruct

Parts of Speech

noun	the forceful expulsion of something from inside “the belching of smoke from factory chimneys”
noun	a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth
verb	expel gas from the stomach “In China it is polite to burp at the table”
verb	become active and spew forth lava and rocks “Vesuvius erupts once in a while”

Word Forms

belch	verb	expel gas from the stomach
burp	verb	expel gas from the stomach
eruct	verb	expel gas from the stomach
burp	noun	a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth
bubble	noun	a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide)
belch	noun	a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth
eructation	noun	a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth
eruption	noun	(of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed)
extravasation	noun	(of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Aufstoßen

das gewaltsame Ausstoßen von etwas aus dem Inneren

🇫🇷French

éructations

l'expulsion forcée de quelque chose de l'intérieur

🇪🇸Spanish

eructando

la expulsión contundente de algo del interior

🇮🇹Italian

eruttazione

l'espulsione forzata di qualcosa dall'interno

🇳🇱Dutch

boeren

de krachtige verdrijving van iets van binnenuit

🇵🇹Portuguese

arrotar

a expulsão forçada de algo de dentro

🇷🇺Russian

отрыжка

мощное изгнание чего-то изнутри

India

🇮🇳Hindi

डकार

अंदर से किसी चीज का बलपूर्वक निष्कासन

🇧🇩Bengali

বেলচিং

ভিতর থেকে কিছু জোর করে বহিষ্কার

🇮🇳Tamil

ஏப்பம்

உள்ளே இருந்து எதையாவது வலுக்கட்டாயமாக வெளியேற்றுவது

🇮🇳Telugu

త్రేన్పులు

లోపల నుండి ఏదో బలవంతంగా బహిష్కరించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

ढेकर देणे

आतून काहीतरी जबरदस्तीने बाहेर काढणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઓડકાર

અંદરથી કંઈકને બળપૂર્વક બહાર કાઢવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೆಲ್ಚಿಂಗ್

ಒಳಗಿನಿಂದ ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಬಲವಂತವಾಗಿ ಹೊರಹಾಕುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബെൽച്ചിംഗ്

ഉള്ളിൽ നിന്ന് എന്തെങ്കിലും ബലമായി പുറന്തള്ളൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡਕਾਰ

ਅੰਦਰੋਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦਾ ਜ਼ਬਰਦਸਤੀ ਬਾਹਰ ਕੱਢਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ڈکارنا

اندر سے کسی چیز کا زبردستی اخراج

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

打嗝

从内部强力驱逐某物

🇯🇵Japanese

げっぷ

内側から何かを強制的に追い出すこと

🇰🇷Korean

트림

내부에서 무언가를 강제로 추방하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ợ hơi

sự trục xuất mạnh mẽ của một cái gì đó từ bên trong

🇹🇭Thai

เรอ

การขับไล่บางสิ่งบางอย่างออกจากภายในอย่างแรง

🇮🇩Indonesian

bersendawa

pengusiran paksa sesuatu dari dalam

🇲🇾Malay

sendawa

pengusiran kuat sesuatu dari dalam

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التجشؤ

الطرد بالقوة لشيء ما من الداخل

🇮🇷Persian

آروغ زدن

بیرون راندن اجباری چیزی از درون

🇹🇷Turkish

geğirme

bir şeyin içeriden zorla dışarı atılması

🇮🇱Hebrew

גיהוק

גירוש כוחני של משהו מבפנים

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The primary meaning of 'belching' is 'the forceful expulsion of something from inside'.

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