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outsnatching

outsnatching is the present participle and gerund of outsnatch.

Meaning of outsnatch

Verb

outsnatch (third-person singular simple present outsnatches, present participle outsnatching, simple past and past participle outsnatched)

  1. (transitive) To surpass in snatching.
    • He'd thought it through and decided that he needed a swift reaction team to outsnatch the snatchers.2016, Allan Graybyrd, Masi'shen Stranded
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To snatch; to seize violently.

Questions about outsnatching

What is outsnatching the present participle and gerund of?
Outsnatching is the present participle and gerund of outsnatch.

Words near outsnatching in the dictionary

  1. outsnapping
  2. outsnaps
  3. outsnatch
  4. outsnatched
  5. outsnatches
  6. outsnatching
  7. outsnob
  8. outsnore
  9. outsnored
  10. outsnores
  11. outsnoring

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