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flaming out

flaming out is the present participle and gerund of flame out.

Meaning of flame out

Verb

flame out (third-person singular simple present flames out, present participle flaming out, simple past and past participle flamed out)

  1. (archaic) To become suddenly angry; to break out into indignation or similar emotion; to flare up.
    • [O]n being brought home, and giving us ground to suppose he was much worse hurt than he really was, and a fever ensuing, every one flamed out; and all was laid at my door.1748, [Samuel Richardson], chapter 4, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume I, London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC
  2. To fail due to extinction of flame.
    • If on flame out, steam pressure goes below 75# you must go back on gas to return [....] The grievant replied that If he did so, the boiler would flame out.1967, American Labor Arbitration Awards, volume 11, Prentice-Hall
  3. (figuratively) To fail, usually spectacularly.
  4. (intransitive) To stop due to exhaustion.

Questions about flaming out

What is flaming out the present participle and gerund of?
Flaming out is the present participle and gerund of flame out.

Words near flaming out in the dictionary

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  4. flaming onion
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