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outshifting

outshifting is the present participle and gerund of outshift.

Meaning of outshift

Verb

outshift (third-person singular simple present outshifts, present participle outshifting, simple past and past participle outshifted)

  1. (transitive) To shift to the outside.
  2. (rare, transitive) To surpass in shifting; to shift better than.
    • She can outshift the best of us, taking twice as many forms in half the time.2010, Fresno Scifi, Fantasy Writers, I Dreamed a Crooked Dream, page 200

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Questions about outshifting

What is outshifting the present participle and gerund of?
Outshifting is the present participle and gerund of outshift.

Words near outshifting in the dictionary

  1. outsharps
  2. outshed
  3. outsheds
  4. outshift
  5. outshifted
  6. outshifting
  7. outshifts
  8. outshine
  9. outshined
  10. outshiner
  11. outshiners

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