farted; farting; farts
1
often vulgar
: an expulsion of intestinal gas
2
often vulgar
: a foolish or contemptible person
couldn't stand the old fart
Examples of fart in a Sentence
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2025
Ashley Padilla stars in this one as a woman who basically can’t stop farting in front of her coworkers.
—Charu Sinha, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2025
Brian Truitt, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Many of these fart products don't publish their ingredient lists, although some have put out Safety Data Sheets (SDS).
—Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
Seth Meyers exercised his right to use fart noises.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
The vape smoke smelled like unicorn farts.
—Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
There were also bad drops and hospital balls, visionless runs and defensive brain farts.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Busting out a box of instruments that turned the room into a riot of noise, Sheeran then encourage each student to share their unique sound into the mic, from saxophone bleats to fart sounds.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2025
Ashley Padilla stars in this one as a woman who basically can’t stop farting in front of her coworkers.
—Charu Sinha, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
Come for the unraveling of manly sanities, stay for Dafoe's farts and a scene-stealing seagull.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Many of these fart products don't publish their ingredient lists, although some have put out Safety Data Sheets (SDS).
—Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
Seth Meyers exercised his right to use fart noises.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
The vape smoke smelled like unicorn farts.
—Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
There were also bad drops and hospital balls, visionless runs and defensive brain farts.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2025
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“Fart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fart. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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