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Eructation: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Eructation noun. A belch, or the act of belching.
How to say it
ee-ruk-TAY-shun/ɪˌrʌkˈteɪʃ(ə)n/
4 syllables, stressed on the third (TAY). Forms: eructations.
Eructation in a sentence
A loud eructation from the back row rather spoiled the minute's silence.
The doctor asked, with a perfectly straight face, how often the eructations happened.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- belch
- burp
Where eructation comes from
From Latin eructare, to belch out.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
The doctor asked, with a perfectly straight face, how often the _____ happened.
- eructation
- interrobang
- lemniscate
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eructation: The doctor asked, with a perfectly straight face, how often the eructations happened.