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Definition of Breaking wind
1. Noun. A reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus.
Exact synonyms: Fart, Farting, Flatus, Wind
Generic synonyms: Inborn Reflex, Innate Reflex, Instinctive Reflex, Physiological Reaction, Reflex, Reflex Action, Reflex Response, Unconditioned Reflex
Derivative terms: Fart, Fart
Generic synonyms: Inborn Reflex, Innate Reflex, Instinctive Reflex, Physiological Reaction, Reflex, Reflex Action, Reflex Response, Unconditioned Reflex
Derivative terms: Fart, Fart
Lexicographical Neighbors of Breaking Wind
Literary usage of Breaking wind
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1893)
"196) from the verb peter, to break wind. —F. pet. a breaking wind, slight explosion.
—Lat. peditum, a breaking wind. ..."
2. Folk-tales of Angola: Fifty Tales, with Ki-mbundu Text, Literal English by Héli Chatelain (1894)
"The child is responding, saying : " We are in bed, are not asleep ; The heart to
the great wizard Of the wizard of the road ; They are breaking wind. ..."
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