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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

stall out en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (intransitive, of an engine, qualifier:motor; aircraft; motor; aircraft, usually) 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.
  2. (intransitive, of a storm, qualifier:hurricane, usually) 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.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
stalling out Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
stalls out Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
stalled out Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
stalled out Tense=Past lexicographic

Relateds

idle

Synonyms

sputter out