Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

run out of steam

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.47 in modern English

Syllables
run out of steam
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
1
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To run out of energy or motivation.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

runs out of steam (present, singular) running out of steam (participle, present) ran out of steam (past)

Synonyms

run on fumes run on empty

Questions

What does run out of steam mean?
To run out of energy or motivation.

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