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outspinning

outspinning is the present participle and gerund of outspin.

Meaning of outspin

Verb

outspin (third-person singular simple present outspins, present participle outspinning, simple past and past participle outspun)

  1. (transitive) To spin out; finish; exhaust.
    • […] again and again as if she could not tear herself away, yet each time dancing farther forward, swaying to and fro. Finally, her arms raised, she began twirling around, faster and faster, as if she were trying to outspin time itself.1999, Jean Fritz, Margot Tomes, Homesick, my own story
  2. (transitive) To exceed in spinning; exceed in spinning thread.
    • As if we could outspin the Fatal Sisters.1851, Edward Young, Night thoughts on life, death and immortality

Questions about outspinning

What is outspinning the present participle and gerund of?
Outspinning is the present participle and gerund of outspin.

Words near outspinning in the dictionary

  1. outspied
  2. outspies
  3. outspill
  4. outspills
  5. outspin
  6. outspinning
  7. outspins
  8. outspit
  9. outspits
  10. outspitting
  11. outsplendor

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