flatulence

ˈflætʃələns

Definition

Definition of flatulence - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

digestion

TECH.

release of gas from the digestive system

TECH.

He excused himself due to sudden flatulence.

bloating

gas

medical

TECH.

excessive gas causing discomfort

TECH.

She felt bloated due to flatulence.

bloating

gas

language

Rare

pompous or inflated language

Rare

The speech was full of flatulence and lacked substance.

grandiloquence

pomposity

verbosity

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Origin of flatulence

Latin, flatus (blowing) + -ulentus (full of)

Terms with flatulence included in their meaning

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breaking wind

flatulence

the act of releasing gas from the digestive system

gassy

adj.

food or drink

causing flatulence when consumed

cut the cheese

humor

pass gas or flatulence

armpit fart

silly noise

sound mimicking flatulence made with the armpit

farter

flatulence

someone or something that farts

farting

adj.

flatulence

causing or characterized by flatulence

tooting

body function

sound of flatulence

carminative

adj.

digestive relief

able to ease flatulence and colic

Examples of flatulence in a sentence

Certain foods are known to cause flatulence.
Flatulence can be embarrassing in social settings.
He avoided beans to reduce flatulence.
His writing was criticized for its flatulence.
The novel's flatulence made it hard to read.

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French:flatulence, ballonnement, ...
German:Blähungen, Flatulenz, ...
Italian:flatulenza, pomposità, ...
Spanish:flatulencia, pomposidad, ...
Portuguese:flatulência, gases, ...
Chinese:肠胃胀气, 胀气, ...
Japanese:おなら, ガス, ...
Arabic:انتِفاخ البَطْن, غَازَات, ...
Hebrew:גָּזִים, פְּלִיטַת גַּזִּים, ...
Russian:метеоризм, напыщенность, ...
Ukrainian:метеоризм, здуття, ...
Hindi:गैस, पेट फूलना, ...
Bengali:গ্যাসের মুক্তি, অতিরিক্ত গ্যাস, ...
Catalan:flatulència, llenguatge inflat, ...
Czech:plynatost, flatulence, ...
Danish:flatulens, oppustethed, ...
Dutch:winderigheid, bombast, ...
Greek:αεροφαγία, φούσκωμα, ...
Hungarian:puffadás, flatulencia, ...
Khmer:ការបញ្ចេញខ្យល់ពីពោះវៀន, ការហើមពោះដោយខ្យល់, ...
Korean:방귀, 과장된 표현, ...
Persian:نفخ, زبان پرطمطراق, ...
Polish:wzdęcia, wiatry, ...
Portuguese (BR):flatulência, pomposidade, ...
Romanian:flatulență, balonare, ...
Swedish:flatulens, uppblåsthet, ...
Thai:การผายลม, แก๊สในกระเพาะ, ...
Turkish:şişkinlik, ağdalı dil, ...
Vietnamese:đầy hơi, chướng bụng, ...

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