flunk
verb (used without object)
to fail in a course or examination.
were flunking
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past progressiveof flunk.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Perhaps the fear was anything higher would appear unseemly, as if the purchaser were flunking bra school.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 9, 2022
At Yale, two husky tackles were flunking out of football via celestial navigation.
From Time Magazine Archive
In New York City, some advocates have said in lawsuits that parents weren't notified early enough that their kids were flunking.
From Time Magazine Archive
