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outsmile

outsmile verb: to surpass in smiling.

Verb

outsmile (third-person singular simple present outsmiles, present participle outsmiling, simple past and past participle outsmiled)

  1. (transitive) To surpass in smiling.
    • Down in the courtyard the crowd cheered and waved back. Frog, beside herself with excitement, outsmiled and outwaved them all.2003, Rosalind Allchin, The Frog Princess, page 12

Forms of outsmile

third-person singular presentoutsmiles
present participleoutsmiling
past participleoutsmiled
pastoutsmiled

Origin of outsmile

From out- + smile.

Questions about outsmile

What does outsmile mean?
Outsmile means to surpass in smiling.
What part of speech is outsmile?
Outsmile is a verb.
What is the past tense of outsmile?
The past tense of outsmile is outsmiled.

Words near outsmile in the dictionary

  1. outsmell
  2. outsmelled
  3. outsmelling
  4. outsmells
  5. outsmelt
  6. outsmile
  7. outsmiled
  8. outsmiles
  9. outsmiling
  10. outsmoke
  11. outsmoked

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