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zone out

zone out verb: to stop paying attention and think about something else, or to think about nothing.

Verb

zone out (third-person singular simple present zones out, present participle zoning out, simple past and past participle zoned out)

  1. (informal, intransitive) To stop paying attention and think about something else, or to think about nothing
    • My eyes is red; D-Loc can never get enough, / Sometimes I sit and think of how much weed I really puff, / You know it's good, I'm sitting back zoning out, / I'm blowing dank chronic smell coming out my mouth.2007, Patrick Shevelin, Bradford Xavier, Dustin Miller, Timothy McNutt, “Pass It Around”, in Cloud Nine, performed by Kottonmouth Kings, Cleopatra Records

Synonyms of zone out

Forms of zone out

third-person singular presentzones out
present participlezoning out
past participlezoned out
pastzoned out

Questions about zone out

What does zone out mean?
Zone out means to stop paying attention and think about something else, or to think about nothing.
What part of speech is zone out?
Zone out is a verb.
What is the past tense of zone out?
The past tense of zone out is zoned out.

Words near zone out in the dictionary

  1. zone of polarizing activity
  2. zone of proximal development
  3. zone of rarity
  4. zone of saturation
  5. zone off
  6. zone out
  7. zone picking
  8. zone pickings
  9. zone plate
  10. zone plates
  11. zone punch

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