belching

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛlt͡ʃɪŋ/

Verb

belching

1. present participle and gerund of belch

Noun

belching (plural belchings)

1. The art of producing a belch.
   • 1816, Joseph Lieutaud, Synopsis of the Universal Practice of Medicine:

     The remains of depraved Digestion shew themselves in loathing of food, foulness of the mouth, impure belchings, heart-burn, nausea, vomiting, vertigo, dyspnaea, &c.

Derived terms

• belchingly

 

Anagrams

• bleching