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Meaning of belt out | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To sing (a song) loudly; to emit (music) loudly.
    informal, transitive
  2. To hit or strike (something).
    slang, transitive

Examples

“He belted out Sweet Child of Mine at the karaoke.”
“Lively show tunes being belted out by the pianist on the grand piano.”
“The jukebox belted out tunes from the fifties, and waiters shouted food orders to the cooks behind the enormous steel counter.”
“Each and every chant from the Red Wall's burgeoning repertoire was belted out as England's fans - who vastly outnumbered the Welsh - gave it back with some gusto.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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