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outrung

outrung is the past participle 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 outrung

What is outrung the past participle of?
Outrung is the past participle of outring.

Words near outrung in the dictionary

  1. outruled
  2. outrules
  3. outruling
  4. outrun
  5. outrun the constable
  6. outrung
  7. outrunner
  8. outrunners
  9. outrunning
  10. outruns
  11. outrush

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