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outring

outring verb: to surpass in volume of ringing sound; to ring louder than.

Verb

outring (third-person singular simple present outrings, present participle outringing, simple past outrang, past participle outrung)

  1. (transitive) To surpass in volume of ringing sound; to ring louder than.
    • Ain't no hammer in these mountains outrings mine, baby, outrings mine.b. 1955, traditional, “Swannanoa Town”, in North Carolina Ballads, performed by Artus Moser
  2. (intransitive) To ring out; to clamour.

Forms of outring

third-person singular presentoutrings
present participleoutringing
pastoutrang
past participleoutrung

Origin of outring

From out- + ring.

Questions about outring

What does outring mean?
Outring means to surpass in volume of ringing sound; to ring louder than.
What part of speech is outring?
Outring is a verb.
What is the past tense of outring?
The past tense of outring is outrang.

Words near outring in the dictionary

  1. outrightly
  2. outrightness
  3. outrights
  4. outrigs
  5. Outrim
  6. outring
  7. outringing
  8. outrings
  9. outrise
  10. outrisen
  11. outrises

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