Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

farting

/ˈfɑɹtɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.97 in modern English

Syllables: fart-ing
IPA: /ˈfɑɹtɪŋ/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of fart

noun

The act of one who farts; a sound like a fart.

Example Sentences

"Noise grew everywhere — radios, monstrous tape decks, the fartings of untuned engines."
"Observing the pantings and fartings of our old Boston terrier Tunney one day, he proposed that the federal government should fund a plan like the Passamaquoddy Bay project that would put all this energy to some use."

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: fartynge, feorting
Suffix: fart

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈfɑɹtɪŋ/
British English: /ˈfɑːtɪŋ/

Inflected Forms

fartings (plural)

Synonyms

fart flatus wind breaking wind

Rhymes With

starting departing parting charting restarting darting imparting carting smarting harting marting

Questions

How do you pronounce farting?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɑɹtɪŋ/.
What does farting mean?: present participle and gerund of fart
Where does farting come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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