outflanking
outflanking is the present participle and gerund of outflank.
Meaning of outflank
Verb
outflank (third-person singular simple present outflanks, present participle outflanking, simple past and past participle outflanked)
- To maneuver around and behind the flank of (an opposing force).
- To gain a tactical advantage over (a competitor, for example).
- Unscrupulous members offered special discounts, illegal rebates, and unauthorized underquotations to outflank their conference partners, and blamed their agents or 'invented' competition to justify these tactics.1977, Desmond Christopher Martin Platt, Business Imperialism, 1840-1930, page 148
Noun
outflanking (plural outflankings)
- The act of one who outflanks.
- There were outflankings and crownings of hills by numbers of thirteen and seventeen men, that made one hold one's breath.1860, Fraser's Magazine, volume 61, page 711
Forms of outflanking
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Questions about outflanking
- What does outflanking mean?
- Outflanking means the act of one who outflanks.
- What is outflanking the present participle and gerund of?
- Outflanking is the present participle and gerund of outflank.
- What part of speech is outflanking?
- Outflanking is a noun.
- What is the plural of outflanking?
- The plural of outflanking is outflankings.
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