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outringing

outringing is the present participle and gerund of outring.

Meaning of outring

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.

Questions about outringing

What is outringing the present participle and gerund of?
Outringing is the present participle and gerund of outring.

Words near outringing in the dictionary

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

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