belchings

Loud gastric releases

Belchings are instances of belching—expelling gas loudly from the stomach through the mouth.

The word suggests repeated or multiple occurrences: The belchings from across the table ruined dinner.

It can also describe sounds resembling belches: the belchings of old pipes.

digestive

burp

Expel stomach gas

reflux · gas · bloating · heartburn · flatulence · gut · esophagus · gastrointestinal · gastric · eructation

social

embarrassment

Self-conscious unease

vulgar · crass · crude · gross · offensive · awkward · apology · indecorous · tactless · boorish

emission

smokestacks

Tall industrial exhaust pipes

pollution · vapors · spewing · discharge · industrial · sulfur · carbon · smog · effluent · plumes

sound

rumbling

Low rolling sound

booming · roaring · loud · explosive · guttural · reverberating · echoing · noisy · audible · raucous

Opposites
direction of gas expulsion

belchingsflatulence

Intestinal gas accumulation

farts · breaking wind · passing gas · toots · hiccups

direction of oral movement

belchingsinhalations

Acts of breathing in

absorptions · ingestions

emission vs. retention

belchingssuppressions

Acts of forcibly subduing

containments · restraints

Family

belching

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG