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slam out

C1 informal inseparable intransitive
In simple words

To leave a room or building in a rage, making the door bang loudly.

Literal meaning: To slam (a door) while going out — the slamming is integral to the departure.

Meanings

1 C1 idiomatic informal

To leave a room or building furiously, typically slamming a door as one goes.

"After the heated argument, he slammed out without saying another word."

Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes

Relatively uncommon; 'storm out' or 'storm off' are more natural choices. When used, the emphasis is on the loud, angry sound of the door slamming. Most natural in narrative writing.

Commonly used with

room house office door angrily in a rage

Forms

Base
slam out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
slams out
he/she/it
Past simple
slamed out
yesterday
Past participle
slamed out
have + pp
-ing form
slaming out
continuous

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