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outfiring

outfiring is the present participle and gerund of outfire.

Meaning of outfire

Verb

outfire (third-person singular simple present outfires, present participle outfiring, simple past and past participle outfired)

  1. (transitive) To fire farther or better than.
    • Outfiring the newest Nazi weapon four to one, an automatic, pneumatic gun developed by a Los Angeles inventor pours out 12,000 rounds a minute...1943 April, Popular Mechanics, volume 79, number 4

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Questions about outfiring

What is outfiring the present participle and gerund of?
Outfiring is the present participle and gerund of outfire.

Words near outfiring in the dictionary

  1. outfinishes
  2. outfinishing
  3. outfire
  4. outfired
  5. outfires
  6. outfiring
  7. outfish
  8. outfished
  9. outfishes
  10. outfishing
  11. outfit

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