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outgrin

outgrin verb: to surpass in grinning.

Verb

outgrin (third-person singular simple present outgrins, present participle outgrinning, simple past and past participle outgrinned)

  1. (transitive) To surpass in grinning.
    • He shrugged and followed Turco up the steps and into the tourist facility, where six blondes of varying shades and ages stood expectantly behind a counter, each trying to outgrin the other.2004, T. C. Boyle, East is East, page 296

Forms of outgrin

third-person singular presentoutgrins
present participleoutgrinning
past participleoutgrinned
pastoutgrinned

Origin of outgrin

From out- + grin.

Questions about outgrin

What does outgrin mean?
Outgrin means to surpass in grinning.
What part of speech is outgrin?
Outgrin is a verb.
What is the past tense of outgrin?
The past tense of outgrin is outgrinned.

Words near outgrin in the dictionary

  1. outgreen
  2. outgreened
  3. outgreening
  4. outgreens
  5. outgrew
  6. outgrin
  7. outgrinned
  8. outgrinning
  9. outgrins
  10. outgross
  11. outgrossed

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