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stall out

stall out verb: to stall completely; to come to an end or quit through stalling.

Verb

stall out (third-person singular simple present stalls out, present participle stalling out, simple past and past participle stalled out)

  1. (intransitive, usually, motor, aircraft) To stall completely; to come to an end or quit through stalling
    • My car was running fine and then, for no reason, it stalled out.
    Synonyms:
    sputter out
  2. (intransitive, usually, hurricane) To slow, come to a halt, and remain; to linger
    • The hurricane is expected to make landfall and then stall out, dumping several inches of rain over several days.

Synonyms of stall out

Forms of stall out

third-person singular presentstalls out
present participlestalling out
past participlestalled out
paststalled out

Questions about stall out

What does stall out mean?
Stall out means to stall completely; to come to an end or quit through stalling.
What part of speech is stall out?
Stall out is a verb.
What is the past tense of stall out?
The past tense of stall out is stalled out.

Words near stall out in the dictionary

  1. stall feeds
  2. stall for time
  3. stall handler
  4. stall handlers
  5. stall off
  6. stall out
  7. stall speed
  8. stall speeds
  9. stall turn
  10. stall turns
  11. stall-fed

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