burp
pronunciation
How to pronounce burp in British English:
UK [bɜ:p]
How to pronounce burp in American English:
US [bɜrp]
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- Noun:
- a reflex that expels wind noisily from the stomach through the mouth
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- Verb:
- expel gas from the stomach
Word Origin
- burp
- 1932, noun and verb, American English, apparently imitative. The transitive sense of the verb is first recorded 1940. Related: Burped; burping. Burp gun attested from 1945.
Example
- 1. That I can out burp my daddy as little as I am .
- 2. Say excuse me immediately if you burp , fart , cough , yawn or sneeze .
- 3. If your baby does not burp after 1 minute of patting , it can be discontinued .
- 4. Or if you ate a bunch of things around the same time , your burp will taste like one of those things , but not all of them ?
- 5. You know how when you burp , you taste something that you ate recently , but it isn 't always the thing you ate most recently ?