flatulence

Noun

Meaning

Alt. of Flatlency

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

gas turgidity flatulency turgidness wind rhetoric boasting rant bluster heartburn claptrap pretension grandiosity gasconade pomposity
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Antonyms

still humility modesty humbleness altruism diffidence
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Hypernyms

prolixity prolixness long-windedness windiness wordiness physical condition

Related terms

afflatus

Examples

Although the article doesn't specify whether the methane is released by flatulence or eructation, it appears the headline-writer assumes it's through flatulence. Source: Internet

Also, a 2002 film Thunderpants revolves around a boy named Patrick Smash who has an ongoing flatulence problem from the time of his birth. Source: Internet

For this, Heaven inflicted upon him kidney stones, painful flatulence and other gastric problems, saying, "Since he showed no pity, let us bring suffering upon him." Source: Internet

However, a 1997 study found no difference in levels of fecal incontinence between gay men who engaged in anal sex and heterosexual men who did not, and criticized the earlier study for its inclusion of flatulence in its definition of fecal incontinence. Source: Internet

Colloquially, flatulence may be referred to as "farting", "trumping", "passing gas", "breaking wind" or simply (in American English ) "gas" or ( British English ) "wind". Source: Internet

In most cases, this causes symptoms which may include abdominal bloating and cramps, flatulence, diarrhea, nausea, borborygmi (rumbling stomach), or vomiting citation after consuming significant amounts of lactose. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

flatulater flatulation flatulator flatulence tax flatulency flatulent