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How to use burp in a sentence

21 example sentences · noun, verb

Burp means a belch. Example: “Lennon let out a burp after downing the beer.”

Examples of burp by meaning

nounA 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
  • When they approached, he turned from them and made swallowing noises indispersed with burps.2016, Thomas Corfield, The World Is Badly Made

verbTo emit a burp.

  • Burping is considered impolite in most western cultures.
  • My dad used to burp to hide the fact he was farting.

verbTo utter by burping.

  • Stevie intends to burp the alphabet at the school talent show.

verbTo 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

verbTo 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

More sentences with burp

  • It is inappropriate to burp at a formal dinner.From the entry inappropriate
  • Then he opened his mouth and let out the deepest darkest dirtiest burp.2009 October 29, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Mr Stink, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN. From the entry let out
  • They may be compared to the bum burp of the household cat.2009, George Same, Yxsy Glyxsy, page 357. From the entry bum burp
  • The way they all quietly cheered Toby's burps, as if each were a champagne cork popping!2006, Emma Neale, Relative Strangers, Random House New Zealand, →ISBN, page 54. From the entry nappy check
  • Mum snaps open a can of lager, takes a guzzly swig and lets out a rattling burp.2002, Chrissie Glazebrook, chapter 9, in The Madolescents, London: Arrow, page 86. From the entry guzzly
  • No ubiquitous telephones, no fax machines or computers burping and tweeping and chirping their electronic chirps.1999, Laura Kalpakian, Steps and Exes: A Novel of Family, Bard, →ISBN, page 103. From the entry tweep
  • At this the farmer gets to breathing funnier, hiccuping, little stray burps roll out—uncontrolled, we’re talking here.1989 fall, Allan Gurganus, “A Hog Loves Its Life”, in Gordon Lish, editor, The Quarterly, number 11, New York, N.Y.: Vintage Books, →ISBN…. From the entry funny
  • On the bus, someone shouts, 'I do dat, too!' On the TV, a chyron reads: Selena, Admits she's obsessed with burping.2016, Michael Grothaus, Epiphany Jones, [London]: Orenda Books, →ISBN. From the entry chyron
  • Four misshifts and a throttle burp later, I couldn't stand it anymore, and made him surrender control of the vehicle.2008, Chris Lemmon, A Twist of Lemmon: A Tribute to My Father. From the entry misshift
  • Sulfur burps appear to be a somewhat rare side effect of semaglutide, tirzepatide, and other drugs in their class, known as GLP-1 receptor agonists.2023 May 2, Rachel Gutman-Wei, “Beware the Ozempic Burp”, in The Atlantic. From the entry tirzepatide
  • “Gadies and lentlemen, welcome to our first meeting of our first salon of the inaugural meeting of our group." He burped quietly.2006, Von Ziegesar, Cecily, Would I lie to you : a Gossip Girl novel, pages 80-81. From the entry gadies and lentlemen
  • That way you get your opponent so gassed up from sculling beer that all he can think about is trying to burp without spewing.2005, Stefan Laszczuk, The Goddamn Bus of Happiness, page 75. From the entry scull
  • If your baby seems gassy (which he might show by habitually fussing after meals and being relieved partially by a big burp), one cause might be swallowed air.2003, Robert Needlman, “Comforting”, in Dr Spock’s Baby Basics, New York, N.Y.: Pocket Books, →ISBN, pages 191–192. From the entry gassy

Meaning of burp

  1. noun A belch.
  2. verb To emit a burp.
  3. verb To utter by burping.

Full definition of burp

Questions about burp in a sentence

How do you use burp in a sentence?
Burp is used as a noun and verb. For example: “Lennon let out a burp after downing the beer.”
What is a short sentence with burp?
“Burping is considered impolite in most western cultures.”
What does burp mean?
Burp means a belch.

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