CONKING (OUT) Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

conking (out)

verb

Definition of conking (out) next

present participle of conk (out)

as in fainting

to lose consciousness after three days without eating, he simply conked out

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as in dying

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

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starting (up)

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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Every year, children around the world are dying or suffering long-term health consequences from breathing polluted ambient and indoor air.

Sarah Ferguson, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Within three years of leaving a state youth prison, four in 10 return to either the juvenile or adult prison system and those who don't return to prison face a higher likelihood of dying an early death.

Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer, 21 Oct. 2024

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“Conking (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conking%20%28out%29. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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