conking (out)

verb

present participle of conk (out)
1
as in fainting
to lose consciousness after three days without eating, he simply conked out

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2
as in dying
to stop functioning the engine conked out just as we were approaching the exact middle of nowhere

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3
as in passing (on)
to stop living a list of people whose chief claim to fame is the unusual manner in which they conked out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conking (out)
  1. fainting
  2. dying
  3. checking out
  4. passing out
  5. crashing
  6. passing away
  7. blacking out
  8. failing
Verb
  • Nurses are fainting on the wards, children are flopping onto their desks at school.
    — Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Bayern Munich have confirmed Jamal Musiala will miss his Saturday’s Super Cup against Borussia Dortmund after fainting in two successive matches.
    — Nnamdi Onyeagwara, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of fainting
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  • United’s head coach had a face like thunder post-match, and understandably so after his team allowed two points to slip through their grasp in the dying seconds.
    — Stuart James, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Looks like the method acting (stopping his heart medication in order to play a dying man) paid off.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of dying
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  • All the deals over at Dell are worth checking out right now, but especially the Alienware 16 Aurora laptop.
    — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026
  • I'mPhaedra Trethan, checking out my colleague Trevor Hughes' Mad Max-Dune-steampunk visions from Burning Man.
    — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of checking out
Verb
  • Before long, servers passing out menus began offering drinks to people waiting in line.
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Steven Soderbergh gave her a story about passing out at Clooney’s 40th-birthday party, an embarrassing moment the star smoothed over with his trademark aplomb.
    — Nate Jones, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of passing out
Verb
  • It had been stored beneath an open-sided Florida carport when the storm's violent winds brought the structure crashing down onto it.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2026
  • As Hernández motored around the bases, JJ Bleday, crashing in from left field, secured the ball and fired to De La Cruz, who was situated in shallow center.
    — Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of crashing
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  • Her sister had been through cervical cancer and two bouts of breast cancer before passing away from the disease.
    — Ayren Jackson-Cannady, SELF, 29 May 2026
  • As well as the uncertainty of being in the final year of his contract, the France international also had to deal with the personal anguish of his father Hamady passing away in January.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 28 May 2026
Definition of passing away
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  • Residents around Milwaukee may see motorcycles rolling around town, goth concerts blacking out downtown parks, parades celebrating workers and fall kickoff events preparing for sweater weather.
    — Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • This curtain type is airy, casual, and gives your windows a sense of place and structure without feeling stuffy—or completely blacking out the sunshine during golden hour.
    — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 4 Aug. 2026
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  • David, a retired executive whose memory is failing, is on a flight to Europe with his assistant, Cody.
    — Tomi Obaro, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2026
  • By his standards, the captain had a slow start to the season, failing to score in the first three league games.
    — Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
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“Conking (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conking%20%28out%29. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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