flatline
Meaning of flatline
- fail to increase; remain static.
their share of the vote has flatlined at about 3%
when markets flatline, it's harder to make money
- (of a person) die.
they injected themselves with a deadly drug and flatlined
1970s: from flat1 + line1. flatline (sense 2) is a reference to the continuous straight line displayed on a heart monitor, indicating death.
Information about flatline
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of flatline is: flatlines.
- Languages in which flatline is used:
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Hyphenation of flatline
flat-line
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- flatline is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
Words that rhyme with flatline
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