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outsailing

outsailing is the present participle and gerund of outsail.

Meaning of outsail

Verb

outsail (third-person singular simple present outsails, present participle outsailing, simple past and past participle outsailed)

  1. (transitive) To sail faster or further than.

Questions about outsailing

What is outsailing the present participle and gerund of?
Outsailing is the present participle and gerund of outsail.

Words near outsailing in the dictionary

  1. outrée
  2. outréness
  3. outs
  4. outsail
  5. outsailed
  6. outsailing
  7. outsails
  8. outsallied
  9. outsallies
  10. outsally
  11. outsallying

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