belch (noun)
Origin of burp
echoic to expel gas through the mouth from the stomach; belch
to cause (a baby) to relieve itself of stomach gas, as by patting its back
A mother tries to get her baby to burp.
- The definition of a burp is a noisy release of gas through the mouth.
An example of a burp is the noise people make after drinking a carbonated soda.
- Burp means to noisily release air through the mouth.
An example of burp is when a person expels gas from their mouth after drinking a carbonated drink.
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burp
noun
- A belch.
- A brief sharp sound: the burp of antiaircraft fire.
verb
burped, burp·ing, burpsverb
intransitive- To belch.
- To make brief sharp sounds: “Radio noises burped from the front of the cabin” ( Jonathan Kellerman )
verb
transitiveTo cause (a baby) to expel gas from the stomach, as by patting the back after feeding.
Origin of burp
ImitativeTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Usage notes
- A belch is generally considered to be louder than a burp
Verb
(third-person singular simple present burps, present participle burping, simple past and past participle burped)
- (intransitive) To emit a burp.
- To cause someone (such as a baby) to burp.
Origin
Originally from American English, of imitative origin.
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Sentence Examples
- Common feeding items to find in a baby gift basket are bibs (the cuter the slogan, the better!), burp cloths, a bottle (although this is becoming less common as most mothers prefer to choose one specific brand of bottle), and a pacifier.
- Every baby needs bibs and burp cloths, so if you're not sure of the philosophy of the mother on bottles and pacifiers, skip these items and go for a few cute bibs and cloths; it's impossible to have too many of these!
- If you know the mother-to-be plans on natural breastfeeding, create a gift basket that contains a breast pump, burp towels, lanolin cream, personalized bibs and a doughnut-shaped nursing pillow with a cover.
- Seamstresses can make baby clothing; knitters can create hats, mittens, socks, and booties; and those with basic needle and thread skills can put together bibs and burp clothes for pennies on the dollar.
- In addition to being the richest and most bioavailable source of Omega 3s, krill oil will not cause any of the side effects associated with fish oil such as fish burp, gas or fish breath.
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