Timeline for When runners suddenly and dramatically lose speed on the last few metres, what verb do you use to describe that?
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| Jun 25, 2014 at 9:20 | comment | added | J.R.♦ | @Christian - For the most part, yes. That's probably how I would envision it. | |
| Jun 25, 2014 at 9:18 | comment | added | Christian | To me "to fade" sounds a bit like the runner is slowly losing speed, not abruptly, though? | |
| Jun 21, 2014 at 12:40 | comment | added | J.R.♦ | @snail - falter would work, too. It would work especially well in cases of a muscle pull, when the runner not only slows down, but also loses stride. | |
| Jun 21, 2014 at 12:18 | comment | added | user230 | My first thought was falter. | |
| Jun 21, 2014 at 10:27 | history | answered | J.R.♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |