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flakes out

flakes out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of flake out.

Meaning of flake out

Verb

flake out (third-person singular simple present flakes out, present participle flaking out, simple past and past participle flaked out)

  1. (informal, intransitive) To fall asleep from exhaustion or intoxication; to lie down.
  2. (informal, intransitive) To flake or be flaky: to prove unreliable; to abandon or desert someone.
    • John said he could drive me to the airport, but then he flaked out on me, and I had to call a cab at the last minute.
  3. (intransitive, slang) To crack up or break down; to have a mental episode; to behave eccentrically.

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What is flakes out the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Flakes out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of flake out.

Words near flakes out in the dictionary

  1. flaker
  2. flakers
  3. flakes
  4. flakes down
  5. flakes off
  6. flakes out
  7. flakey
  8. flakey pastries
  9. flakey pastry
  10. flakeyness
  11. flaki

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