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outcalling

outcalling is the present participle and gerund of outcall.

Meaning of outcall

Verb

outcall (third-person singular simple present outcalls, present participle outcalling, simple past and past participle outcalled)

  1. (transitive) To surpass in calling.
    • I […] saw as usual great numbers of Cuckoos […] most of them calling vociferously, each apparently trying to outcall the other.1894, The Zoologist, page 307

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Questions about outcalling

What is outcalling the present participle and gerund of?
Outcalling is the present participle and gerund of outcall.

Words near outcalling in the dictionary

  1. outcalculated
  2. outcalculates
  3. outcalculating
  4. outcall
  5. outcalled
  6. outcalling
  7. outcalls
  8. outcamp
  9. outcampaign
  10. outcampaigned
  11. outcampaigning

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