flattened; flattening
ˈflat-niŋ 
ˈfla-tə-
: to make flat: such as
a
: to make level or smooth
b
: to knock down
also
: to defeat decisively
c
: to make dull or uninspired
—often used with out
d
: to make lusterless
flatten paint
e
: to stabilize especially at a lower level
: to become flat or flatter: such as
a
: to become dull or spiritless
b
: to extend in or into a flat position or form
c
: to become uniform or stabilized often at a new lower level
—usually used with out
Examples of flatten in a Sentence
Dozens of houses were flattened by the tornado.
The boxer was flattened in the seventh round.
The team got flattened in the first round of the play-offs.
Prices are expected to flatten after the holiday shopping season.
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His community, Qaboun, was an anti-government center and many of its buildings were flattened under Assad’s administration.
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Sally Abou Aljoud, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
Scoop cookies: Using a 2-tablespoon cookie scoop, scoop dough, 2 inches apart, onto prepared baking sheets (do not flatten).
—Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2024
My biggest complaint is that the tank and the tee did flatten my chest a bit, and a bra would definitely show through the material.
—Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 13 Dec. 2024
In this environment, the Road Runner, having outwitted Wile E. Coyote's traps in all those cartoons, would wind up flattened against the tar.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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Sally Abou Aljoud, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
Scoop cookies: Using a 2-tablespoon cookie scoop, scoop dough, 2 inches apart, onto prepared baking sheets (do not flatten).
—Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2024
My biggest complaint is that the tank and the tee did flatten my chest a bit, and a bra would definitely show through the material.
—Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 13 Dec. 2024
In this environment, the Road Runner, having outwitted Wile E. Coyote's traps in all those cartoons, would wind up flattened against the tar.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Flatten.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flatten. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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