belching

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belching - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Belch \Belch\ (b[e^]lch; 224), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belched
     (b[e^]lch); p. pr. & vb. n. Belching.] [OE. belken, AS.
     bealcan, akin to E. bellow. See Bellow, v. i.]
     1. To eject or throw up from the stomach with violence; to
        eruct.
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              I belched a hurricane of wind.        --Swift.
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     2. To eject violently from within; to cast forth; to emit; to
        give vent to; to vent.
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              Within the gates that now
              Stood open wide, belching outrageous flame.
                                                    --Milton.
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belching - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  belching
      n 1: the forceful expulsion of something from inside; "the
           belching of smoke from factory chimneys"
      2: a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the
         mouth [syn: belch, belching, burp, burping,
         eructation]