The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word FLAGGING which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2024.
Losing steam crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| FLAGGING | 50 % | 8 |
| GRINDINGTOAHALT | 50 % | 15 |
Why may FLAGGING be the right solution?
The answer "FLAGGING" fits the clue "Losing steam" because in this context, "flagging" means becoming weaker or less energetic, which is synonymous with losing steam.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Losing steam
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- waning
- fading
- ebbing
- flagging
- wilting
- wear off
- melt away
- brit
- fade
- shrivelled
- withering
- shriveled
Crossword Answer definitions
FLAGGING verb- To furnish or deck out with flags.
- To mark with a flag, especially to indicate the importance of something.
- (often with down) To signal to, especially to stop a passing vehicle etc.
- To convey (a message) by means of flag signals.
- (often with up) To note, mark or point out for attention.
- To signal (an event).
- To set a program variable to true.
- To decoy (game) by waving a flag, handkerchief, etc. to arouse the animal's curiosity.
- To penalize for an infraction.
- To defeat (an opponent) on time, especially in a blitz game.
- To weaken, become feeble.
- To hang loose without stiffness; to bend down, as flexible bodies; to be loose, yielding, limp.
- To let droop; to suffer to fall, or let fall, into feebleness.
- To enervate; to exhaust the vigour or elasticity of.
- To pave with flagstones.
- A pavement or sidewalk of flagstones; flagstones, collectively.
- The process by which something flags or tires.
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