verb🔗ShareOf a student, to fail a class; to not pass."He flunked math, again."educationachievementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareOf a teacher, to deny a student a passing grade."The teacher is considering flunking several students who haven't completed their assignments. "educationachievementmarkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo shirk (a task or duty)."Because he was flunking his chores, Mark's mom took away his video games. "actionjobworkattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo back out through fear. (Commonly in the phrase 'flunk it', the 'it' referring to a specific task avoided; sometimes without specific reference describing a person's attitude to life in general.)"Sarah was afraid to ask her boss for a raise, so she flunked it. "attitudecharacteractionnegativetendencyemotionmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading