flesh out

verb

fleshed out; fleshing out; fleshes out

: to provide more information about (something) : to make (something) more complete by adding details

You need to flesh out your plan with more details.

She fleshes out the characters in her novels very well.

Examples of flesh out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But a line like that also fleshes out the head-in-the-stratosphere delusions of everyone here. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026

There's so much personality packed into these sequences, offering fantastic world-building that helps flesh out this particular underbelly of the Star Wars universe. — Hayes Madsen, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026

When Bender considers moving to a rival network, Wever fleshes out the tough carapace of a woman who, even under the thorniest of circumstances, never stops calculating her next move. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026

There would have been more room to let the romances simmer, to explore the nuances of each friendship, to flesh out some of the supporting characters. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for flesh out

• about
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• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout