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outpeering

outpeering is the present participle and gerund of outpeer.

Meaning of outpeer

Verb

outpeer (third-person singular simple present outpeers, present participle outpeering, simple past and past participle outpeered)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To excel or surpass.
    • Which their own conscience sealed them, laying by
      That nothing gift of differing multitudes,
      Could not outpeer these twain1611 April (first recorded performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Cymbeline”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard...

Questions about outpeering

What is outpeering the present participle and gerund of?
Outpeering is the present participle and gerund of outpeer.

Words near outpeering in the dictionary

  1. outpeeped
  2. outpeeping
  3. outpeeps
  4. outpeer
  5. outpeered
  6. outpeering
  7. outpeers
  8. outpension
  9. outpensioner
  10. outpensioners
  11. outpensions

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