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outsending

outsending noun: a message abroad; something that is sent out. Also the present participle and gerund of outsend.

Noun

outsending (plural outsendings)

  1. A message abroad; something that is sent out.
    • […] with that comparison which I think sometimes is the mightiest in our language — that comparison of this successive outsending and inbringing of the worlds by the Creator at the centre of things to the beating of the heart of God.1902, Sidney Lanier, Henry Wysham Lanier, Shakspere and His Forerunners
  2. A transmission; broadcast.
    • Active stereoradio function simultaneously with looking at a local videoprogram and a simultaneous outsending of a private videoprogram […]1987, Dipak Khakhar, Information network and data communication

Also used as

outsending is also the present participle and gerund of outsend.

Forms of outsending

pluraloutsendings

Origin of outsending

From outsend, equivalent to out- + sending or outsend + -ing. Cognate with Dutch uitsending (“broadcast, emission, transmission”), German Aussendung (“a sending out”), Swedish utsändning (“broadcast”).

Questions about outsending

What does outsending mean?
Outsending means a message abroad; something that is sent out.
What part of speech is outsending?
Outsending is a noun.
What is the plural of outsending?
The plural of outsending is outsendings.

Words near outsending in the dictionary

  1. outsegs
  2. outsell
  3. outselling
  4. outsells
  5. outsend
  6. outsending
  7. outsendings
  8. outsends
  9. outsent
  10. outsentries
  11. outsentry

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