flesh out

verb

fleshed out; fleshing out; fleshes out

: to provide more information about (something) : to make (something) more complete by adding details

You need to flesh out your plan with more details.

She fleshes out the characters in her novels very well.

Examples of flesh out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That significant shift will be further fleshed out in the upcoming third season. — Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026

On the downside, the Scarecrow (Cillian Murphy) isn’t fleshed out enough and the chemistry between Bale and Katie Holmes, as an assistant DA and the childhood friend of Bruce’s, falls flat. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 14 July 2026

The rushed and botched release of Apple Intelligence made clear that Apple's AI strategy wasn't fully fleshed out. — Kevin Stankiewicz,zev Fima, CNBC, 10 July 2026

Lift the spoon out gently to coax the flesh out from the skin. — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 July 2026

Rhymes for flesh out

• about
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• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout