burp
/bəːp
/informal
verb [no object]
1Noisily release air from the stomach through the mouth; belch.She paused to swallow noisily, burped, and then wiped her mouth with the back of her hand....
- The last time I hung out with her, she burped up stomach acid twice and couldn't remember the answer to a question she asked me a few minutes before.
- He stared deliberately at his sister with bored eyes, opened his mouth… and burped, loudly.
Synonyms
belch, bring up wind;
Scottish & Northern English rift
informal gurk
archaic bolk, rout, ruck
rare eruct, eructate
1.1 [with object] Make (a baby) belch after feeding, typically by patting its back.I spent the rest of the day learning how to change diapers, burp a baby, and feed a baby....
- If you have an infant and the baby has gas, burping the baby is being a good parent.
- Try burping your baby more often during feedings.
noun
A noise made by air released from the stomach through the mouth; a belch.I quickly sat up starting a combination of burps and breath holding to get rid of the pesky hiccups I'd gotten....
- An earthshaking burp roared from the dog's mouth, and the breath alone gave Ruth the shock of her life.
- Before I can even lift him to my shoulder for a burp, he offers a sour-milky - scented belch and smiles, his eyes still half shut.
Synonyms
belch;
Scottish & Northern English rift
informal gurk
archaic bolk
rare eructation, ventosity
Origin
1930s (originally US): imitative.
Rhymes
- on the trot
- on the turn
- on the turps
- on the up and up
- on the upgrade
- on the wallaby (track)
- on the wane
- on the whole
- on the wing
- on the wrong side of
- on the —— side
- on thin ice
- on this (or that) account
- (on) this side of the grave
- ontic
- ontical
- ontically
- Godard, Jean-Luc
- Godavari
- godawful
- god-bairn gift
- god-bairn's gift
- God bless
- God-born
- God-botherer