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Definition of flunk
intransitive verb
: to fail especially in an examination or course
transitive verb
1 : to give a failing grade to
2 : to get a failing grade or result in
flunker
nounFrom the M-W Editors
Examples of flunk in a Sentence
If I flunk this class, I have to take it over again.
If I flunk, I have to take this class over again.
The teacher had to flunk two students.
Recent Examples of flunk from the Web
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And though he had almost flunked in Greek, his thesis on 'Sixteen Ways of Paying a Church Debt' had won the ten-dollar prize in Practical Theology.
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But despite Casey's distractions speech, what happened to you Beavers losing Heimlich isn't a distraction, like a key player suffering a sprained ankle or flunking a class.
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In her freshman and sophomore years Mitto flunked several classes and spent most of her time serving in-school suspensions.
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A Miami Edison graduate in 1940 — despite flunking English twice — Roach learned rudimentary welding and was first hired by Eastern that year as a cleaner and to play on its baseball team.
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The Raiders’ guy reportedly passed a polygraph test, the 49ers’ guy flunked a drug test.
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Opposite him Saturday at the T-Mobile Arena will be Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., who has flunked drug tests, failed to control his weight and owes his standing in the sport almost entirely to his famous father.
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Watch her monkey-flunking great suggestions below: The video is a hilarious reminder that every mother is just trying to do her best.
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Very necessary after Doolittle flunked his mandatory annual eye test in Arizona in early March.
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Origin and Etymology of flunk
perhaps blend of flinch and funk
Recent Examples of flunk from the Web
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And some students in general courses may test poorly or don't do their homework and flunk tests, educators say.
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First Known Use of flunk
1846
FLUNK Defined for English Language Learners
flunk
playDefinition of flunk for English Language Learners
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: to get a failing grade in (something, such as an examination or course)
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: to give a failing grade to (someone)
FLUNK Defined for Kids
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