fart
noun
a release of intestinal gas through the anus; a flatus.
is farting
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present progressiveof fart (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“We desperately need to understand what the baseline of human flatulence patterns are. It’s 2026 and we don’t know how many times the average American is farting every day.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
“It’s 2026 and we don’t know how many times the average American is farting every day.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
“I’m a doctor and this man is farting in my face.”
From Fox News ● Sep. 17, 2019
It’s not terribly claustrophobic, there are no weird character poses squeezed into the corner of the frame, and no one is farting an explosion.
From Forbes ● May 6, 2015
By the way, West got into the kibble on his rampage through my house and is farting constantly.
From Salon ● May 11, 2010
