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farting

farting

12 7.7
To let gas pass out through the bottom of the body
  • noun
  • /ˈfɑrtɪŋ/
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  • The noise of farting echoed in the quiet room, causing a ripple of giggles among the children.
  • farting noise
  • farting sound
  • talk about farting

OK, so you're wondering what is farting and why do we do it?

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Examples

  • He tried to hide his farting during the movie, but it was impossible to control.

  • Personally, I think farting is a very dangerous business.

  • Say, what's all this talk about farting?

    Fiction book (2001)
  • "The thing we're going to miss most about Dwight is his farting ability.

    Blog text (7)
  • That's why I settled on diarrhea and farting, even it out.

  • My most recent stint is called "BRO" and I play an announcer in it for a farting contest.

    Blog text (10)
  • I'd rather be on an airplane full of farting canines than one toddler on the plane.

  • I miss burping and farting.

  • Maybe Hollywood could make a movie about the heroic buffalo hunters wiping out vast herds of farting buffalo.

    Blog text (13)
  • During the meeting, there was an embarrassing moment of loud farting that made everyone laugh.

Synonyms

fart
vsfarting
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138 5.7

A sound and smell when gas leaves the body through the bottom

is the action without stressing smell or sound
wind
vsfarting
  • UK
16 4.1

Gas in the stomach or intestines that can leave the body

is focused on the act of expelling gas rather than the gas itself
flatulence
vsfarting
  • Specialized
14 5.5

A build-up of gas in the stomach or intestines that makes you feel uncomfortable and need to pass gas

is the plain act of expelling gas without implying discomfort or condition
flatus
vsfarting
  • Specialized
1 9.4

Gas from the stomach and intestines that leaves the body through the anus

is the common, everyday term rather than a technical label
breaking wind
vsfarting
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1 6.9

The act of letting gas out from the bottom, often with a sound

is presented neutrally without emphasis on making a sound

How Polite

toot
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1 5.7
breaking wind
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1 6.9
to pass gas
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5 5.9
farting
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12 7.7

Surface Forms

farting singular
fartings plural

Morphology

farting = fart (transparent) = fart + ing

Standard gerund/nominalization from the verb 'fart' using '-ing' with no semantic change, so learners who know 'fart' can infer the meaning.

Etymology

Farting comes from an old English verb feortan, which simply meant 'to break wind' or 'pass gas'. So, farting today still means 'letting out' gas from your body.