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outnighting

outnighting is the present participle and gerund of outnight.

Meaning of outnight

Verb

outnight (third-person singular simple present outnights, present participle outnighting, simple past and past participle outnighted)

  1. (transitive) To surpass in telling tales of nights one has experienced.
    • I would outnight you, did nobody come:
      But hark, I hear the footing of a man.c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

Questions about outnighting

What is outnighting the present participle and gerund of?
Outnighting is the present participle and gerund of outnight.

Words near outnighting in the dictionary

  1. outniggered
  2. outniggering
  3. outniggers
  4. outnight
  5. outnighted
  6. outnighting
  7. outnights
  8. outnoise
  9. outnoised
  10. outnoises
  11. outnoising

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