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Definition of Belching

1. Noun. The forceful expulsion of something from inside. "The belching of smoke from factory chimneys"

2. Noun. A reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth.

Definition of Belching

1. Verb. (present participle of belch) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Belching

1. belch [v] - See also: belch

Medical Definition of Belching

1. A normal process to relieve distention from the air that accumulates in the stomach. The upper abdominal discomfort associated with excessive swallowed air may extend into the lower chest, producing symptoms suggesting heart or lung disease. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Belching

belawgive belay belay my last belayed belayer belayers belaying belaying pin belaying pins belays

belch belched belcher belchers belches belching (current term) belchingly belchy beldam beldam beldame

beldame beldames beldams belead beleaguer beleaguered beleaguerer beleaguerers beleaguering beleaguerment

Literary usage of Belching

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Paradise Lost: A Poem in Twelve Books by John Milton (1750)
"... that now- Stood open wide, belching outrageous flame Far into Chaos, fince the Fiend pafs'd through, Sin opening, who thus now to Death began. ..."

2. Memoirs of the Duke of Saint-Simon on the Reign of Louis XIV. and the Regency by Louis de Rouvroy Saint-Simon (1876)
"... ignorant Cardinal—I am made Grandee of Spain—The Vidame de Chartres named Chevalier of the Golden Fleece—His Reception—My Adieux—A belching Princess— ..."

3. Clinical therapeutics: A Handbook on the Special Treatment of Internal Disease by Alfred Careño Croftan (1906)
"... pylorus Nervous belching agua. Here, again, therefore, the ingestion of food and drink that may irritate the esophageal muscosa, either mechanically, ..."

4. A Dictionary for Primary Schools by Noah Webster (1838)
"Ел Ц ad. at first, formerly, long E-rue-ta'-tion, n. a belching. EK-u dite, д. instructed, learned, [learning. E-rup'-tion, n. a breaking forth. ..."

5. Expository notes, with practical observations, on the New Testament by William Burkitt (1832)
"... gaping after and devouring the good name of their neighbour*, and belching out filthy, ill scented, and unsavoury words, against them. ..."

6. Twentieth Century Practice: An International Encyclopedia of Modern Medical by Thomas Lathrop Stedman (1896)
"Eructation or belching designates a condition in which gas is frequently expelled from the stomach through the mouth. While this condition may accompany the ..."

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