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

Talks to flesh out the details were scheduled for mid-October of that year. — Marie-Rose Sheinerman, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026

But their tales of fragile relationships, dead-end jobs, and mediocre friendships are fleshed out with patient details straight out of a Kelly Reichardt film. — Ethan Beck, Pitchfork, 23 July 2026

The release plan for Strange Darling filmmaker JT Mollner‘s next feature is getting fleshed out. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 20 July 2026

Anne Hathaway and Christopher Nolan talk the creative approach to fleshing out the women of the film. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026

Rhymes for flesh out

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