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outscoring

outscoring is the present participle and gerund of outscore.

Meaning of outscore

Verb

outscore (third-person singular simple present outscores, present participle outscoring, simple past and past participle outscored)

  1. (transitive) To score more than.
    • Hollande is another possible candidate to succeed President Jacques Chirac - but Royal consistently outscores him in opinion polls.2005 September 30, Katrin Bennhold, “She thinks a woman's place is in the Elysée”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 20 Nov 2020

Questions about outscoring

What is outscoring the present participle and gerund of?
Outscoring is the present participle and gerund of outscore.

Words near outscoring in the dictionary

  1. outscooping
  2. outscoops
  3. outscore
  4. outscored
  5. outscores
  6. outscoring
  7. outscorn
  8. outscorned
  9. outscorning
  10. outscorns
  11. outscour

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