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outbesting

outbesting is the present participle and gerund of outbest.

Meaning of outbest

Verb

outbest (third-person singular simple present outbests, present participle outbesting, simple past and past participle outbested)

  1. (transitive) To be better at something.
    • Always the competitor, he usually outbested me in everything we did, but Battle-Cry was his Achilles Heel.2010, David Mittler, Legacy of Fire

Questions about outbesting

What is outbesting the present participle and gerund of?
Outbesting is the present participle and gerund of outbest.

Words near outbesting in the dictionary

  1. outbenching
  2. outbending
  3. outbent
  4. outbest
  5. outbested
  6. outbesting
  7. outbests
  8. outbet
  9. outbets
  10. outbetted
  11. outbetting

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