to flag
- verb
- /flæɡ/
- After a long day of hiking, I could feel my energy starting to flag as we approached the campsite.
- never flag
Why does consciousness flag become a vacuum?
- Why does consciousness flag become a vacuum?
Examples
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His interest in zoology began to flag.
Academic text (2005) -
We must not flag, not give up, and never tire.
Blog text (30) -
His energy seemed never to flag.
Academic text (2002) -
At the halfway mark, she began to flag, just a fraction, but enough for the field to close.
Fiction book (1995) -
I didn't feel too terrible, though my energy did start to flag at 2 PM.
Blog text (7) -
If it flags, the recent gains will start to erode.
Academic text (2005) -
But tiredness kicked in and Rennes' players started to flag.
Blog text (5) -
When his endurance had begun to flag, she'd brought him to life time and again until they'd fallen asleep in each other's arms.
Fiction book (1992) -
Even though large tracts of Europe and many old and famous states have... have fallen or may fall into the... the grip of the Gestapo and all the odious apparatus of the Nazi rule, we shall not flag or fail.
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During the final lap of the race, my legs began to flag, but I pushed through to the finish line.
Synonyms
To make something less strong or strict
To bend down and hang limply because of being tired or without water
To become gradually less strong or severe
Weak and lacking energy because of tiredness
To become less strong or active
Antonyms
Idioms
To come together to show strong support for a leader or the country in danger
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
A piece of cloth that stands for the United States with thirteen stripes and fifty stars
A flag used by Southern states during the American Civil War, often the battle flag design
- US
A day in the United States that remembers when the national flag was first used on June 14
A public display like a speech or a rally that makes people feel strong love for their country
- Specialized
Sending messages with flags by moving them in set patterns over a distance, often between ships
- Specialized
A disease of wheat and other grasses that makes dark streaks and black dust
- Specialized
A disease of wheat and other grasses that makes dark powdery streaks on leaves and stems
- Offensive
A person who shows strong support for their country often in aggressive ways
- Archaic
A person honored for great bravery who leads troops and carries a square banner
A tall plant like an iris with blue-violet flowers that grows in wet places in the eastern United States
- Specialized
Plant disease that attacks wheat leaves and stems, causing dark streaks and lower crop yields
How Weak
Surface Forms
Etymology
To flag meaning to become weak or tired comes from the picture of a flag hanging limp with no wind, so when someone or something 'flags' it droops and loses energy.