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outscaring

outscaring is the present participle of outscare.

Meaning of outscare

Verb

outscare (third-person singular simple present outscares, present participle outscaring, simple past and past participle outscared)

  1. (transitive) To scare someone more than someone else.
    • When you think someone on your side may give in to the other side out of fear, trying to outscare the enemy might be a way to counteract this.2026 May 18 (last accessed), “Outscare the Enemy”, in TV Tropes, archived from the original on 18 Feb 2026

Questions about outscaring

What is outscaring the present participle of?
Outscaring is the present participle of outscare.

Words near outscaring in the dictionary

  1. outscamming
  2. outscams
  3. outscare
  4. outscared
  5. outscares
  6. outscaring
  7. outscatter
  8. outscattered
  9. outscattering
  10. outscatters
  11. outscent

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