flunk
verb (used without object)
to fail in a course or examination.
flunking
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present participleof flunk.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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The freshman and sophomore years were tough, with some core courses flunking or dropping almost half the students.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
On each corner of 23rd Avenue and Jefferson Street, including by the Ezell’s Famous Chicken, protesters carried signs reading “Shots Fired, We’re Tired,” or “report cards” grading Seattle Public Schools as flunking on safety.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 20, 2024
After flunking out of the Marines as a bomb-sniffing dog, the mixed-breed stray was roaming the streets when he followed Elizabeth home one day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2023
After flunking out of the University of Florida in 1966, Mr. Pride enlisted in the Army, learned Russian at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, Calif., and was deployed to West Germany.
From New York Times ● May 12, 2023
"You mean about my flunking out of Pencey and all?"
From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger
