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Burping   /bˈərpɪŋ/   Listen
noun
burping, burp  n.  A reflex that expels wind noisily from the stomach through the mouth.
Synonyms: belch, belching, burping, eructation.



verb
burp  v. t.  To cause to belch; used especially of actions parents take to relieve stomach gas in infants; as, mother fed and burped the baby, and put her to bed.



burp  v. i.  To same as belch; as, In China it is polite to burp at the table.
Synonyms: bubble, belch, eruct, expel gas.






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"Burping" Quotes from Famous Books



... open, three men hurried inside, and it slammed shut behind them. In the brief interval, there had been firing audible from outside. One of the men had a pistol in his right hand, and with his left arm he supported a companion, whose shoulder was mangled and dripped blood. The third man had a burp-gun in his hands. All were in civilian dress—shorts and light jackets. The man with the pistol holstered it and helped his injured companion into a chair. The burp-gunner advanced into the room, looked around, saw von Schlichten, and ...
— Ullr Uprising • Henry Beam Piper

... next personnel record into the Information chamber. He flipped the lever, and the Personnelovac, now hot with usage, winked, chittered, chortled, and chuckled with amazing speed. The burp was almost joyful as the card popped out. But Colihan's face was far from joyful as ...
— The Success Machine • Henry Slesar



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