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run out of steam

run out of steam verb: to run out of energy or motivation.

Verb

run out of steam (third-person singular simple present runs out of steam, present participle running out of steam, simple past ran out of steam, past participle run out of steam)

  1. (idiomatic) To run out of energy or motivation.
    • Near-synonyms: run on fumes, run on empty
    • After climbing six flights of stairs she found she had run out of steam and had to sit down.

run out of steam meaning in Thai

run out of steam in Thai

to run out of energy or motivation
หมดแรง mòt-rɛ̄ɛŋ

Synonyms of run out of steam

Forms of run out of steam

third-person singular presentruns out of steam
present participlerunning out of steam
pastran out of steam
past participlerun out of steam

Questions about run out of steam

What does run out of steam mean?
Run out of steam means to run out of energy or motivation.
What is run out of steam in Thai?
Run out of steam in Thai is หมดแรง (mòt-rɛ̄ɛŋ). See Run out of steam meaning in Thai.
What part of speech is run out of steam?
Run out of steam is a verb.
What is the past tense of run out of steam?
The past tense of run out of steam is ran out of steam.

Words near run out of steam in the dictionary

  1. run one's mouth off
  2. run one's name
  3. run out
  4. run out of gas
  5. run out of road
  6. run out of steam
  7. run out of town
  8. run out on
  9. run out the clock
  10. run outs
  11. run over

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