Belch vs Spew - What's the difference?
belch | spew |
To expel gas loudly from the stomach through the mouth.
* My father used to belch after having a fine meal.
To issue with spasmodic force or noise.
* Jonathan Swift
* Milton
The sound one makes when belching.
(obsolete) malt liquor
to eject forcibly and in a stream
(slang) to vomit
(slang) to ejaculate
(slang) to laugh unexpectedly while drinking, causing drink to exit the nose
To eject seed, as wet land swollen with frost.
(slang) vomit or sick
(slang) ejaculate
As verbs the difference between belch and spew
is that belch is to expel gas loudly from the stomach through the mouth while spew is to eject forcibly and in a stream.As nouns the difference between belch and spew
is that belch is the sound one makes when belching while spew is vomit or sick.belch
English
Verb
(es)- Yes, we have seen the wrecked cars and the factories belching smoke and the blur of speedy automobiles crowding highways.
- I belched a hurricane of wind.
- Within the gates that now / Stood open wide, belching outrageous flame.
- (Dryden)
Synonyms
* burpNoun
(es)- (Dennis)