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cut out — (sound/video) stop suddenly

phrasal verbB2common

If the sound or picture cuts out, it suddenly stops for a moment during a call or while streaming.

Pattern: the sound cut out / you cut out

In use

  • You cut out there — I only caught the first half of what you said.technology
  • The sound keeps cutting out on this film; it's really annoying.technology

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