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outcourting

outcourting is the present participle and gerund of outcourt.

Meaning of outcourt

Verb

outcourt (third-person singular simple present outcourts, present participle outcourting, simple past and past participle outcourted)

  1. (transitive) To woo or court in a better, more successful or more assiduous manner.
    • I came of a very robust family; I'll agree now to outcourt any two girls in this town if you give me likely material—a-hem!1914, Sol Smith Russel, “The Proposal”, in The Speaker's Garland and Literary Bouquet, volume 1, page 134

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Questions about outcourting

What is outcourting the present participle and gerund of?
Outcourting is the present participle and gerund of outcourt.

Words near outcourting in the dictionary

  1. outcoupled
  2. outcouples
  3. outcoupling
  4. outcourt
  5. outcourted
  6. outcourting
  7. outcourts
  8. outcrack
  9. outcracked
  10. outcracking
  11. outcracks

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