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outreigning

outreigning is the present participle and gerund of outreign.

Meaning of outreign

Verb

outreign (third-person singular simple present outreigns, present participle outreigning, simple past and past participle outreigned)

  1. (transitive) To surpass in reigning; to reign through the whole of, or longer than.
    • On 9 September 2015, Queen Elizabeth II became Britain's longest-serving monarch, having outreigned Queen Victoria.

Questions about outreigning

What is outreigning the present participle and gerund of?
Outreigning is the present participle and gerund of outreign.

Words near outreigning in the dictionary

  1. outreddening
  2. outreddens
  3. outredding
  4. outreign
  5. outreigned
  6. outreigning
  7. outreigns
  8. outrelief
  9. outremer
  10. outremers
  11. Outremont

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