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BELCHING

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Dictionary entry overview: What does belching mean?

• BELCHING (noun)
The noun BELCHING has 2 senses:

1. the forceful expulsion of something from inside
2. a reflex that expels wind noisily from the stomach through the mouth

Familiarity information: BELCHING used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• BELCHING (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The forceful expulsion of something from inside

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Context example:

the belching of smoke from factory chimneys

Hypernyms ("belching" is a kind of...):

ejection; expulsion; forcing out; projection (the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

A reflex that expels wind noisily from the stomach through the mouth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

belch; burp; burping; belching; eructation

Hypernyms ("belching" is a kind of...):

ejection; expulsion; forcing out; projection (the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting)

inborn reflex; innate reflex; instinctive reflex; physiological reaction; reflex; unconditioned reflex (an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus)

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