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outdirecting

outdirecting is the present participle and gerund of outdirect.

Meaning of outdirect

Verb

outdirect (third-person singular simple present outdirects, present participle outdirecting, simple past and past participle outdirected)

  1. (nonce-word, transitive) To surpass in directing.
    • Do not try to outdirect the director. Mark all shot changes on the shot sheet.2014, Herbert Zettl, Television Production Handbook, page 141

Questions about outdirecting

What is outdirecting the present participle and gerund of?
Outdirecting is the present participle and gerund of outdirect.

Words near outdirecting in the dictionary

  1. outdinned
  2. outdinning
  3. outdins
  4. outdirect
  5. outdirected
  6. outdirecting
  7. outdirects
  8. outdistance
  9. outdistanced
  10. outdistances
  11. outdistancing

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