burped is a past tense form of burp
to expel gas from the stomach
body verb (grooming, dressing, and bodily care)
burped
burping
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In China, it's polite to burp at the table.
Noun and verb, American English, apparently imitative. The transitive sense of ...
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the release of gas from the digestive tract through the mouth. It's usually accompanied with a typical sound and, at times, an odor. Belching is typically caused by swallowing air when eating or drinking and subsequently expelling it, so in this case... (42 of 761 words)
[informal] a belch | [intransitive, informal] to belch | [transitive] to cause (a baby) to burp to relieve flatulence after feeding (19 of 485 words, 3 definitions, 9 usage examples, pronunciation)
[intransitive] to make a noise when air from your stomach passes out through your mouth ; [transitive] to help a baby to bring up air from its stomach ... (28 of 61 words, pronunciation)
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the noise you make when you burp (7 of 32 words, pronunciation)
A belch. | A brief sharp sound | To belch. | To make brief sharp sounds | To cause (a baby) to expel gas from the stomach, as by patting the back ... (28 of 59 words, 5 definitions, 2 usage examples, pronunciation)
the act or an instance of belching (7 of 50 words, 1 usage example, pronunciation)
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"belch" | "belch" | to help (a baby) expel gas from the stomach especially by patting or rubbing the baby's back (19 of 51 words, 3 definitions)
[informal] : [intransitive] : noisily release air from the stomach through the mouth; belch. | [transitive] make (a baby) belch after feeding, ... (21 of 49 words, 3 definitions, pronunciation)
to allow air from the stomach to come out through the mouth in a noisy way | to gently rub a baby's back to help air to come out of its stomach (31 of 41 words, 2 definitions, pronunciations)
A belch. | [intransitive] To emit a burp. | [transitive] To cause someone (such as a baby) to burp. (17 of 35 words, 3 definitions)
"belch" | to expel gas through the mouth from the stomach; belch | to cause (a baby) to relieve itself of stomach gas, as by patting its back (26 of 34 words, 3 definitions, pronunciation)
[informal] : a belch; eructation. | to belch; eruct. | to cause (a baby) to belch by patting its back, especially to relieve flatulence after feeding. (24 of 30 words, 3 definitions, pronunciation)
a noise made through the mouth when air is suddenly forced up through the esophagus from the stomach | to make a noise through the mouth when air is ... (28 of 104 words, 3 definitions, pronunciation)
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First use: 1932
Origin: Noun and verb, American English, apparently imitative. The transitive sense of the verb is first recorded 1940.
Origin: Originally from American English, of imitative origin.
First use: 20th century
Origin: of imitative origin
First use: 1930s
Origin: (originally United States): imitative
Origin: Imitative.
First use: Mid-20th century
Origin: An imitation of the sound
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