Eructing

/ɪˈrʌktɪŋ/ verb

Definition

Belching or burping; expressing gas from the stomach.

Etymology

Present participle of the verb eruct, dropping the final -e before adding -ing following English phonetic rules.

Kelly Says

The shorter 'eruct' form is actually older in English—people gradually shortened 'eructate' the same way we now say 'burp' instead of 'burping up gas!'

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