belch

Verb

1. (ambitransitive) To expel (gas) from the stomach through the mouth; especially, to do so loudly.
2. (ambitransitive) To eject or emit (something) with spasmodic force or noise.

Noun

1. An instance of belching; the sound that it makes.
2. (obsolete) Malt liquor.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbɛltʃ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: belchen

Inherited from Old English: bielċan

Cognate with Dutch: balken

Cognate with Middle Low German: belken

Cognate with Low German: bölken

Cognate with Old English: bealċettan

Cognate with English: bolk

In summary

From Middle English belchen, from Old English bielċan, from Proto-Germanic *balkijaną, *belkaną, probably ultimately of imitative origin.
Related to Dutch balken (“to bray”), Middle Low German belken (“to shout”), Low German bölken (“to shout, bark”), Old English bealċettan (“to utter, send forth”). See also English bolk, boak.

Synonyms

burp

eructation

eruct

eructate

belching

vomit

extravasate

erupt

bubble

burping

retch

spew

reek

hiccup

spew out

swear

throw up

unravel

witch

yawn

belch forth

belch out

breathe one’s last

call names

spue

bring up wind

lunt

aflame

sick up

blast

burst

burst forth

ladder

🪜

old

🧓

old lady

oldster

old woman

puke

revile

run

smoke

sorceress