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passing wind

passing wind is the present participle and gerund of pass wind.

Meaning of pass wind

Verb

pass wind (third-person singular simple present passes wind, present participle passing wind, simple past and past participle passed wind)

  1. (euphemistic) To break wind; fart.
    • Did someone just pass wind?

Questions about passing wind

What is passing wind the present participle and gerund of?
Passing wind is the present participle and gerund of pass wind.

Words near passing wind in the dictionary

  1. passing under the yoke
  2. passing unnoticed
  3. passing up
  4. passing up like a white chip
  5. passing urine
  6. passing wind
  7. passing-bell
  8. passing-bells
  9. passingly
  10. passingness
  11. passings

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