flunk
verb (used without object)
to fail in a course or examination.
flunked
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past participleof flunk.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof flunk.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
flunkverb (used without object)to fail in a course or examination.
Example Sentences
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Turns out I hadn’t flunked technology after all.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
Masse’s professors would have flunked him if he used artificial intelligence for designs and images, he said.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
In the years following graduation, Jenner and Pratt would team up to produce “The Princes Of Malibu,” but only after Pratt, who was attending USC, almost flunked a course in business trigonometry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 2026
Needing to pass a qualifying exam, he flunked the test and missed his chance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025
Matt had flunked out of high school but had an impressive mind when it came to cataloguing Dead trivia.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
