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Meaning of eructation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ɪ.ɹʌkˈteɪ.ʃən/

Definitions

  1. The act of belching, of expelling gas from the stomach through the mouth.
    countable, uncountable
  2. An erumpent blast of gas, wind, or other matter ejected from the depths of the earth.
    countable, uncountable

Examples

“His eyes were as restless as his limbs, and seemed ever to be seeking for something upon which they could definitely alight, and not finding it. He performed eructations with the disarming naturalness of a baby.”
“"Move along, you coxcomb," Ignatius belched, the gassy eructations echoing between the walls of the alley.”

CEFR level

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

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