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

By crafting a revenge mission driven by a canine companion, but without fleshing out the emotions behind it, the movie ends up robotic in its unfurling. — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 26 June 2026

Major League Baseball proposed limiting most free-agent contracts to five years and 15% of a team’s salary cap and to eliminate deferred compensation, fleshing out details of a salary-cap plan likely to spark a confrontation with the players association. — Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026

Reporting points to a cinematic story trailer rather than a gameplay deep-dive, fleshing out Lucia and Jason's relationship, the antagonists, and more of Leonida's tone. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026

To me, those were the three stories that that needed to be fleshed out further. — Kate Aurthur, Variety, 17 June 2026

Rhymes for flesh out

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