Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun belching

2 senses of belching

Sense 1
belching -- (the forceful expulsion of something from inside; "the belching of smoke from factory chimneys")
       => expulsion, projection, ejection, forcing out -- (the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting)

Sense 2
belch, belching, burp, burping, eructation -- (a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth)
       => reflex, reflex response, reflex action, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction -- (an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus)
       => expulsion, projection, ejection, forcing out -- (the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb belch

2 senses of belch

Sense 1
burp, bubble, belch, eruct -- (expel gas from the stomach; "In China it is polite to burp at the table")
       => emit, breathe, pass off -- (expel (gases or odors))

Sense 2
erupt, belch, extravasate -- (become active and spew forth lava and rocks; "Vesuvius erupts once in a while")
       => explode, burst -- (burst outward, usually with noise; "The champagne bottle exploded")