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outflaming

outflaming is the present participle and gerund of outflame.

Meaning of outflame

Verb

outflame (third-person singular simple present outflames, present participle outflaming, simple past and past participle outflamed)

  1. (poetic, transitive) To burn more brightly than; outshine.
    • The banners outflame the blazing morn, / O'er billows of bayonet, sword, and spear.1864, Frank Moore, Songs of the Soldiers, page 238

Questions about outflaming

What is outflaming the present participle and gerund of?
Outflaming is the present participle and gerund of outflame.

Words near outflaming in the dictionary

  1. outfitting
  2. outfittings
  3. outflame
  4. outflamed
  5. outflames
  6. outflaming
  7. outflank
  8. outflanked
  9. outflanker
  10. outflankers
  11. outflanking

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