eructation
See also: éructation
English
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɪ.ɹʌkˈteɪ.ʃən/
Noun
eructation (countable and uncountable, plural eructations)
- The act of belching, of expelling gas from the stomach through the mouth.
- An erumpent blast of gas, wind, or other matter ejected from the depths of the earth.
References
- eructation in An American Dictionary of the English Language, by Noah Webster, 1828.