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outrolling

outrolling is the present participle and gerund of outroll.

Meaning of outroll

Verb

outroll (third-person singular simple present outrolls, present participle outrolling, simple past and past participle outrolled)

  1. To roll outward; to unroll or unfold with a rolling motion.

Noun

outrolling (countable and uncountable, plural outrollings)

  1. The action or result of something rolling outward.
    • And will any say when my bell of quittance is heard in the gloom, / And a crossing breeze cuts a pause in its outrollings […]1917, Thomas Hardy, Afterwards
    • Constant presence of the four tags indicates they may be permanent structures rather than temporary eversions or outrollings from the fissure. Slight depression of male porophores obviates protuberance beyond general level of body surface.1963, Records of the Indian Museum, volumes 53-55, page 109

Forms of outrolling

pluraloutrollings

Questions about outrolling

What does outrolling mean?
Outrolling means the action or result of something rolling outward.
What is outrolling the present participle and gerund of?
Outrolling is the present participle and gerund of outroll.
What part of speech is outrolling?
Outrolling is a noun.
What is the plural of outrolling?
The plural of outrolling is outrollings.

Words near outrolling in the dictionary

  1. outrogued
  2. outrogues
  3. outroguing
  4. outroll
  5. outrolled
  6. outrolling
  7. outrollings
  8. outrolls
  9. outromance
  10. outromanced
  11. outromances

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