What is the difference between flatulate and flatulent?
flatulate | flatulent | Related terms |
To emit digestive gases from the anus, especially with accompanying sound.
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Flatulate is a related term of flatulent.
As a verb flatulate
is to emit digestive gases from the anus, especially with accompanying sound.As a adjective flatulent is
affected by gas in the intestine; likely to fart.flatulate
English
Verb
(flatulat)- Where else but in his own castle, with his own family, can a person pick his nose, flatulate , lose his temper with impunity, whine, let the child in him emerge—in short, regress and “be himself”?
- Horses defecate and flatulate on the move.
- While in the bathtub, he thought that he had to flatulate , but defecated instead. His mother had berated him mercilessly.