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burp

/bɜːp/US/bɝp/

burp noun: a belch.

Noun

burp (plural burps)

  1. (Canada, US) A belch.
    • Lennon let out a burp after downing the beer.
    • Sylvanshine would burp and it would seem like more than a burp; it would taste like he'd almost thrown up a little.2011, David Foster Wallace, The Pale King, page 9
    Synonyms:
    belch

Verb

burp (third-person singular simple present burps, present participle burping, simple past and past participle burped)

  1. (intransitive) To emit a burp.
    • Burping is considered impolite in most western cultures.
    • My dad used to burp to hide the fact he was farting.
  2. (transitive) To utter by burping
    • Stevie intends to burp the alphabet at the school talent show.
  3. (transitive) To cause someone (such as a baby) to burp.
    • Usually baby doesn't need to be burped if (1) he consistently takes his usual amount of formula, gradually increasing his capacity as the weeks go by and (2) if he hasn't spit up when put down unburped after most feedings.1968, Robert Webster Watson, Why Not Have Your Second Baby First?, page 46
  4. (transitive) To open (a container of fermenting substance) to allow the release of accumulated gas.
    • Ferment the lemons for up to 2 weeks, opening the bag occasionally to burp it and release carbon dioxide, and reseal.2021, Alan Bergo, The Forager Chef's Book of Flora, page 45

burp meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

burp in Hindi

a softer belch
डकार ḍakār
to emit a burp
डकारना ḍakārnā

burp in Tamil

a softer belch
ஏப்பம் ēppam

burp in Marathi

burp, belch
ढेकर ḍhekar

burp in Urdu

a softer belch
ڈکار ḍakār
to emit a burp
ڈکارنا ḍakārnā
More languagesFewer languages
burp in Telugu
త్రేన్చు trēncu
burp in Malayalam
ഏമ്പക്കം വിടുക, തികട്ടുക, ഒമട്ടുക, പുളിച്ചുതികട്ടുക
burp in Gujarati
ઓડકાર oḍakār
burp in Sanskrit
ऊर्ध्ववायु ūrdhvavāyu
burp in Assamese
উগাৰ ugar
burp in Tagalog
dighay
burp in Arabic
تَجَشُّؤ tajaššuʔ, تَجَشَّأَ tajaššaʔa
burp in Malay
sendawa
burp in Indonesian
serdawa, sendawa, antop, tahak
burp in Persian
آروغ âruġ, آروغ زدن âruġ zadan
burp in Thai
เรอ rəə
burp in Vietnamese
sự ợ, ợ
burp in Myanmar
လေချဉ်တက် lehkyanytak, စားချဉ့်ပြန် ca:hkyany.pran

Examples of burp in a sentence

  • It is inappropriate to burp at a formal dinner.
  • Then he opened his mouth and let out the deepest darkest dirtiest burp.
  • They may be compared to the bum burp of the household cat.

All 21 example sentences with burp

Synonyms of burp

Forms of burp

Noun
pluralburps
Verb
third-person singular presentburps
present participleburping
past participleburped
pastburped

Plural of burp: burps

Origin of burp

Originally from American English, of imitative origin.

Words formed from burp

Phrases with burp

Words that rhyme with burp

Questions about burp

What does burp mean?
Burp means a belch.
What is burp in Hindi?
Burp in Hindi is डकार (ḍakār), डकारना (ḍakārnā). See Burp meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is burp?
Burp can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce burp?
Burp is pronounced /bɜːp/ (UK).
What is the plural of burp?
The plural of burp is burps.

Words near burp in the dictionary

  1. Burot
  2. burough
  3. buroughs
  4. Burow
  5. Burows
  6. burp
  7. burp gun
  8. burp guns
  9. burp the worm
  10. burpalite
  11. burped

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: burp (page history and authors); ढेकर (Marathi) (page history and authors); burp (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); ઓડકાર (Gujarati) (page history and authors); ऊर्ध्ववायु (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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