stalling out

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.