Noun: breaking wind
- A reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus
"His constant breaking wind was both embarrassing and amusing to his friends";
- flatus [technical], wind, poot [US, informal], flatulence
Type of: inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex
Encyclopedia: Breaking wind