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dumbing out

dumbing out is the present participle and gerund of dumb out.

Meaning of dumb out

Verb

dumb out (third-person singular simple present dumbs out, present participle dumbing out, simple past and past participle dumbed out)

  1. (informal) To go crazy on something or someone.
    • We gonna ride with the family of course, but we not gonna dumb out on some wild and reckless shit.2012, Reality Way, Young Goonz: Welcome to Far Rock
  2. (informal) To fail to notice or realize something.
    • I should have realised that would happen. I dumbed out.1997, John Marsden, The Dead of Night

Questions about dumbing out

What is dumbing out the present participle and gerund of?
Dumbing out is the present participle and gerund of dumb out.

Words near dumbing out in the dictionary

  1. dumbifies
  2. dumbify
  3. dumbifying
  4. dumbing
  5. dumbing down
  6. dumbing out
  7. dumbish
  8. dumbishly
  9. dumbitude
  10. dumbkopf
  11. dumblasted

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