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English Dictionary: belching by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
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
    Synonym(s): belch, belching, burp, burping, eructation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Belch \Belch\ (b[ecr]lch; 224), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Belched}
      (b[ecr]lcht); 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.
  
                     I belched a hurricane of wind.            --Swift.
  
      2. To eject violently from within; to cast forth; to emit; to
            give vent to; to vent.
  
                     Within the gates that now Stood open wide, belching
                     outrageous flame.                              --Milton.
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