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flunks

/flʌŋks/

flunks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of flunk.

Meaning of flunk

Verb

flunk (third-person singular simple present flunks, present participle flunking, simple past and past participle flunked)

  1. (US, ambitransitive) Of a student, to fail a class; to not pass.
    • He flunked math, again.
  2. (US, transitive) Of a teacher, to deny a student a passing grade.
    • Unsatisfied with Fred's progress, the teacher flunked him.
  3. (US, broadly) To fail any challenge
  4. (US, dated, informal) To shirk (a task or duty).
  5. (US) To back out through fear. (Commonly in the phrase 'flunk it', the 'it' referring to a specific task avoided; sometimes without specific reference, describing a person's attitude to life in general.)

Phrases with flunks

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Questions about flunks

What is flunks the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Flunks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of flunk.
How do you pronounce flunks?
Flunks is pronounced /flʌŋks/.

Words near flunks in the dictionary

  1. flunkies
  2. flunking
  3. flunking out
  4. flunkout
  5. flunkouts
  6. flunks
  7. flunks out
  8. flunky
  9. flunkydom
  10. flunkyhood
  11. flunkyish

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