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farting¹

  • /ˈfɑːtɪŋ/ UK
  • /ˈfɑɹtɪŋ/ US

Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)tɪŋ

Where it comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of fart

farting²

  • /ˈfɑːtɪŋ/ UK
  • /ˈfɑɹtɪŋ/ US

Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)tɪŋ

Where it comes from

From Middle English fartynge, fartyng, ferting, from Old English feorting (“farting”), equivalent to fart + -ing.

noun fartings

  1. The act of one who farts; a sound like a fart. Noise grew everywhere — radios, monstrous tape decks, the fartings of untuned engines.

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@misc{farting_2026,
  title = {farting},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/farting},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}