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outlustring

outlustring is the present participle and gerund of outlustre.

Meaning of outlustre

Verb

outlustre (third-person singular simple present outlustres, present participle outlustring, simple past and past participle outlustred)

  1. (poetic, transitive) To surpass in brightness or lustre; to outshine.
    • that diamond of yours outlustres many1611 April (first recorded performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Cymbeline”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard...

Questions about outlustring

What is outlustring the present participle and gerund of?
Outlustring is the present participle and gerund of outlustre.

Words near outlustring in the dictionary

  1. outlustering
  2. outlusters
  3. outlustre
  4. outlustred
  5. outlustres
  6. outlustring
  7. outly
  8. outlyer
  9. outlyers
  10. outlying
  11. outlying field

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