verb
- belching or burping; expelling gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth
Usage: formal; medical
Examples
- The patient was eructating frequently after the procedure.
- The doctor noted that the child had been eructating excessively.
- Eructating loudly at the dinner table is considered impolite.
- The medication caused him to start eructating more than usual.
- She was embarrassed about eructating during the quiet meeting.