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outsparkling

outsparkling is the present participle and gerund of outsparkle.

Meaning of outsparkle

Verb

outsparkle (third-person singular simple present outsparkles, present participle outsparkling, simple past and past participle outsparkled)

  1. To exceed in sparkling.
    • Her eyes outsparkled the jewels she wore.
  2. (poetic) To sparkle outwards.
    • a youthful wight Smiling beneath a coral diadem Outsparkling sudden like an upturn'd gem.1818, John Keats, Endymion

Questions about outsparkling

What is outsparkling the present participle and gerund of?
Outsparkling is the present participle and gerund of outsparkle.

Words near outsparkling in the dictionary

  1. outspanning
  2. outspans
  3. outsparkle
  4. outsparkled
  5. outsparkles
  6. outsparkling
  7. outspat
  8. outspeak
  9. outspeaker
  10. outspeakers
  11. outspeaking

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