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outgrinning

outgrinning is the present participle and gerund of outgrin.

Meaning of outgrin

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

Questions about outgrinning

What is outgrinning the present participle and gerund of?
Outgrinning is the present participle and gerund of outgrin.

Words near outgrinning in the dictionary

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

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