"belt out" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: belts out [present, singular, third-person], belting out [participle, present], belted out [participle, past], belted out [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} belt out (third-person singular simple present belts out, present participle belting out, simple past and past participle belted out)
  1. (informal, transitive) To sing (a song) loudly; to emit (music) loudly. Tags: informal, transitive Categories (topical): Singing Synonyms: blare [verb], blare out [verb] Translations (belt out): skråle (Danish)

Inflected forms

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