burps

1. 1
   nounCanadaUS

   Plural of burp.

   The soda left him with a string of embarrassing burps.

   Her loud burps drew laughter from the rest of the table.

   Note

   A regular plural made with a plain -s. It is spelled exactly like the present-tense verb, so only the sentence tells them apart: count words (two loud burps) mark the noun. As a noun, burp belongs to Canadian and US English, where it does the everyday work of belch. Burps and belches therefore name the same sounds.

2. 2
   verb

   Third-person singular simple present of burp.

   She burps loudly whenever she gulps her drink too fast.

   My uncle burps without apology at every family dinner.

   Note

   The present-tense form for he, she or it, and one that can take an object. Without an object, someone simply burps. With one, a parent burps a baby to bring up its wind, and someone burps a jar of something fermenting by opening it to let the trapped gas escape. Burp can even mean uttering a sound or word by burping.

   He burps the baby gently after every feeding.

   She burps the jar of sauerkraut each morning so the lid doesn't bulge.

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