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facing out

facing out is the present participle and gerund of face out.

Meaning of face out

Verb

face out (third-person singular simple present faces out, present participle facing out, simple past and past participle faced out)

  1. To carry off by bold looks; to see something unpleasant through with courage and spirit.
    • `Well,' I said to the others, `I don't at all like the look of things, but I suppose we must face it out.'1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC

Questions about facing out

What is facing out the present participle and gerund of?
Facing out is the present participle and gerund of face out.

Words near facing out in the dictionary

  1. facilizing
  2. facing
  3. facing down
  4. facing facts
  5. facing off
  6. facing out
  7. facing points
  8. facing the facts
  9. facing the music
  10. facing up
  11. facing up to

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