Pronunciations (4)
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/ˈflæt͡ʃələns/
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/ˈflæt͡ʃʊləns/
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/ˈflæt(j)ʊləns/
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ˈflæt͡ʃələns
Noun
The state of having gas, often malodorous, trapped (and when released, frequently with noise) in the digestive system of a human and some other animals; wind; and when released, a flatus, a fart.
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The release of such gas; breaking wind.
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Noun
a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal
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pompously embellished language
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