Eruct: meaning, definitions and examples

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eruct

 

[ ษชหˆrสŒkt ]

Verb
Context #1 | Verb

burp

To belch or burp loudly, especially after eating or drinking.

Synonyms

belch, burp, expel gas.

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Word Description / Examples
eruct

A formal, scientific, or medical setting where a precise and less colloquial term is needed.

  • The patient tended to eruct after consuming certain fizzy drinks
burp

Informal settings, often used with children; the most common and widely accepted term.

  • It's polite to say 'excuse me' after a burp
belch

Casual conversations and everyday language; can have a slightly rude or humorous connotation.

  • He belched loudly after finishing his soda
expel gas

Technical or clinical descriptions where precision is required, but it can sound unnatural in casual conversations.

  • The body expels gas as part of the digestive process

Examples of usage

  • After the meal, he eructed loudly, causing everyone to turn and stare.
  • She tried to stifle the urge to eruct in public.

Translations

Translations of the word "eruct" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น arrotar

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคกเค•เคพเคฐ เคฒเฅ‡เคจเคพ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช rรผlpsen

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ bersendawa

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฒั–ะดั€ะธะณะฝัƒั‚ะธ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ beknฤ…ฤ‡

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ใ’ใฃใทใ™ใ‚‹ (geppu suru)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท roter

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ eructar

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท geฤŸirmek

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ํŠธ๋ฆผํ•˜๋‹ค (teurimaha)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุชุฌุดุค (tajashu')

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ krkat

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ grgaลฅ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๆ‰“ๅ— (dวŽgรฉ)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ rigniti

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ ropa

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะบะตะบั–ั€ัƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ’แƒแƒฆแƒ”แƒญแƒ•แƒ (gagechva)

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ gษ™yirmษ™k

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ eructar

Etymology

The word 'eruct' comes from the Latin word 'eructare', which means 'to belch out'. It has been used in English since the 17th century to describe the act of burping or belching loudly.

See also: eructation.