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stall out

verb

  1. (cause to) cease forward motion completely
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Wiktionary

verb

  1. To stall completely; to come to an end or quit through stalling

    “My car was running fine and then, for no reason, it stalled out.”

  2. To slow, come to a halt, and remain; to linger

    “The hurricane is expected to make landfall and then stall out, dumping several inches of rain over several days.”