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outblowing

outblowing is the present participle and gerund of outblow.

Meaning of outblow

Verb (1)

outblow (third-person singular simple present outblows, present participle outblowing, simple past outblew, past participle outblown)

  1. (transitive) To blow out (all senses)
    • Suddenly a gust
      The lamp outblew.1868, Sabine Baring Gould, The silver store, page 28

Verb (2)

outblow (third-person singular simple present outblows, present participle outblowing, simple past outblew, past participle outblown)

  1. (transitive) To exceed in blowing; blow more or better than (all senses)
    • “I never let a man outblow me,” he says, “if he'll tell his story first, I'll beat it.”1899, The Blue and Gold - Volume 26, page 241

Questions about outblowing

What is outblowing the present participle and gerund of?
Outblowing is the present participle and gerund of outblow.

Words near outblowing in the dictionary

  1. outblot
  2. outblots
  3. outblotted
  4. outblotting
  5. outblow
  6. outblowing
  7. outblown
  8. outblows
  9. outbluff
  10. outbluffed
  11. outbluffing

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