flatulate
Americanverb (used without object)
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Etymology
Origin of flatulate
First recorded in 1940–45; probably from flatul(ence) or flatul(ent) + -ate 1
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About a quarter of the methane in the country comes from cattle, which produce the gas when they belch or flatulate.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 29, 2019
Enter Optimized Flatulence, the new and disturbing trend of flatulating on your own schedule.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026
Rhythmic horn honking blared from miles of jammed-up and flatulating cars and trucks, inside of and on top of which roosted thousands of happy Argentines, waving their white-and-blue flags and shouting.
From Time Magazine Archive
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