burped; burping; burps
1
: belch
2
: to help (a baby) expel gas from the stomach especially by patting or rubbing the baby's back
Examples of burp in a Sentence
Noun
felt embarrassed when a burp escaped from his lips as the table was being cleared
Verb
Say “excuse me” when you burp.
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Simmone Shah, Time, 23 Apr. 2026
The burp in the fuel system and contact with the outside wall slowed Reddick and allowed Hamlin to regain the lead on Lap 265 of 267, but before Hamlin could take the white flag, Ware’s Camaro spun in Turn 4 to cause the only caution of the race for an on-track incident.
—Reid Spencer, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 May 2026
Among those decomposers, some store dead carbon efficiently while others burp most of it into the air.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Most of the industries’ climate impacts come from methane, which cattle and other livestock burp up as part of their digestive process.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 23 Apr. 2026
The burp in the fuel system and contact with the outside wall slowed Reddick and allowed Hamlin to regain the lead on Lap 265 of 267, but before Hamlin could take the white flag, Ware’s Camaro spun in Turn 4 to cause the only caution of the race for an on-track incident.
—Reid Spencer, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
Verb
Depending on what your child does, a Fingerling might blink, giggle, shake its head, snort or even burp.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 May 2026
Among those decomposers, some store dead carbon efficiently while others burp most of it into the air.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
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“Burp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burp. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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burp
1 of 2 nounburp
2 of 2 verb2
: to help a baby expel gas from the stomach especially by patting or rubbing the baby's back
Medical Definition
burp
2 of 2 intransitive verb
: belch
: to help (a baby) expel gas from the stomach especially by patting or rubbing the back
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