flattened; flattening
ˈflat-niŋ 
ˈfla-tə-
: to make flat: such as
a
: to make level or smooth
b
: to knock down
also
: to defeat decisively
c
: to make dull or uninspired
—often used with out
d
: to make lusterless
flatten paint
e
: to stabilize especially at a lower level
: to become flat or flatter: such as
a
: to become dull or spiritless
b
: to extend in or into a flat position or form
c
: to become uniform or stabilized often at a new lower level
—usually used with out
Examples of flatten in a Sentence
Dozens of houses were flattened by the tornado.
The boxer was flattened in the seventh round.
The team got flattened in the first round of the play-offs.
Prices are expected to flatten after the holiday shopping season.
Recent Examples on the Web
With the stick end of the mascara wand, press down on the brow hairs to flatten them.
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Sophia Panych, Allure, 20 May 2025
The impact of A Pale View of Hills is blunted by a tendency to over-explain and flatten.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2025
Any of these phrases, plus an expletive or two, are the kinds of things you’re bound to hear from the lips of someone who’s about to get slammed by a bus or flattened like a pancake by a billboard.
—Kellina Moore, New York Times, 17 May 2025
For paralyzed job seekers, my mental image is closer to a deer in the headlights, about to get flattened.
—Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 17 May 2025
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Sophia Panych, Allure, 20 May 2025
The impact of A Pale View of Hills is blunted by a tendency to over-explain and flatten.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2025
Any of these phrases, plus an expletive or two, are the kinds of things you’re bound to hear from the lips of someone who’s about to get slammed by a bus or flattened like a pancake by a billboard.
—Kellina Moore, New York Times, 17 May 2025
For paralyzed job seekers, my mental image is closer to a deer in the headlights, about to get flattened.
—Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 17 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for flatten
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“Flatten.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flatten. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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