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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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I'm looking for a verb.

Hi, I'm looking for a verb which replaces the 'stop passing' in the following sentence.

"I often find it difficult to stop passing gas."

I've come up with some, for example, "suppress" and "resist", but I'm not sure whether they work.
  

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Hi, I'm looking for a verb which replaces the 'stop passing' in the following sentence. " I've come up with some, for example, "suppress" and "resist", but I'm not sure whether they work. Yes, you can say 'suppress/resist', but you'd still need to say 'passing'.

  • Hi, I'm looking for a verb which replaces the 'stop passing' in the following sentence.
  • " I've come up with some, for example, "suppress" and "resist", but I'm not sure whether they work.
  • Yes, you can say 'suppress/resist', but you'd still need to say 'passing'.
  • This is not a topic we often discuss, except with our doctor.
  • There are also other and more vulgar ways to say it.
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Hi,

I'm looking for a verb which replaces the 'stop passing' in the following sentence.

"I often find it difficult to stop passing gas."

I've come up with some, for example, "suppress" and "resist", but I'm not sure whether they work.


Yes, you can say 'suppress/resist', but you'd still need to say 'passing'.

This is not a to
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CliveYes, you can say 'suppress/resist', but you'd still need to say 'passing'.

Hi, thanks for your response.

" It's difficult to ( stop / resist / suppress ) passing gas. "

Is this what you mean? I cannot remove the 'passing' when I use 'resist' or 'suppress'.
Correct?
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Hi,

" It's difficult to ( stop / resist / suppress ) passing gas. "

Is this what you mean? I cannot remove the 'passing' when I use 'resist' or 'suppress'.

It depends on what you mean.

If you 'stop/resist/suppress gas', it sounds like you try to avoid developing any in your intestines.

If you 'st

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