noun
- plural of burp; sounds made when gas is released from the stomach through the mouth
Usage: informal
verb
- third person singular present of burp; releases gas from the stomach through the mouth
- third person singular present of burp; helps a baby release gas from the stomach by patting or rubbing the back
Usage: informal
Examples
- The baby’s loud burps echoed through the quiet room.
- She always burps after drinking soda too quickly.
- His burps were so loud that everyone at the table heard them.
- The mother gently burps her newborn after each feeding.
- He burps the baby by patting its back softly.
- Those burps indicated the baby was full and content.
- She burps her infant son before putting him down for a nap.