burped; burping; burps
1
: belch
2
: to help (a baby) expel gas from the stomach especially by patting or rubbing the baby's back
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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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Emma Aerin Becker, Peoplemag, 6 June 2024
However, Nature Made’s fish oil supplements are enteric-coated, which helps slow the release of the fish oil, reducing reactions such as fishy burps.
—Tamar Kane, Ms, Rd, Verywell Health, 6 June 2024
Laura Denby, Parents, 28 May 2024
Methane is very commonly produced by life here on Earth, including when humans burn fossil fuels and cows burp, and ozone is a good sign that an atmosphere contains oxygen, which we humans famously need to breathe.
—Popular Science, 7 Mar. 2024
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Noun
The proud father also shows off his dad skills with a snap of Beau in one arm and a book in the other, while a burp cloth lies across his shoulder.
—Emma Aerin Becker, Peoplemag, 6 June 2024
However, Nature Made’s fish oil supplements are enteric-coated, which helps slow the release of the fish oil, reducing reactions such as fishy burps.
—Tamar Kane, Ms, Rd, Verywell Health, 6 June 2024
Verb
Child’s Porch Rocking Chair Any parent knows that sitting in a rocking chair takes up a lot of the first few months of a baby’s life—from rocking them to sleep to feeding them a bottle to endlessly burping.
—Laura Denby, Parents, 28 May 2024
Methane is very commonly produced by life here on Earth, including when humans burn fossil fuels and cows burp, and ozone is a good sign that an atmosphere contains oxygen, which we humans famously need to breathe.
—Popular Science, 7 Mar. 2024
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“Burp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burp. Accessed 12 Jun. 2024.
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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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