Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brown out

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.99 in modern English

Syllables: brown out
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To experience a partial loss of vision having the characteristics of a brownout, to suffer a brownout.

Intransitive verb

noun

Alternative form of brownout.

Example Sentences

"The pilot pulled up hard into a tight loop and browned out, losing sight of the target."
"“I mean, what is she even talking about? Got her pregnant at the Halloween party? What does that mean? I don't even remember that party. I was wasted.” “Yeah, me too. I browned out that evening.” “"browned out"? What's "browned out"?” “Oh, it's when you drink so much that everything goes brown. It's not as severe as a blackout, 'cause I remember bits and pieces. I like to call it "browning out."”"

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

browns out (present, singular) browning out (participle, present) browned out (participle, past) browned out (past) brown outs (plural)

Phrases

black out white out

Frequently Paired Words

black out white out

Synonyms

greyout

Questions

What does brown out mean?: To experience a partial loss of vision having the characteristics of a brownout, to suffer a brownout.

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