flame out

== English == === Etymology === flame + out === Pronunciation === === Verb === flame out (third-person singular simple present flames out, present participle flaming out, simple past and past participle flamed out) (now rare) To become suddenly angry; to break out into indignation or similar emotion; to flare up. [from 16th c.] (of processes and equipment involving combustion) To fail due to extinction of flame. [from 20th c.] Coordinate term: burn out (figuratively) To fail, usually spectacularly. (intransitive) To stop due to exhaustion. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====