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outsteaming

outsteaming is the present participle and gerund of outsteam.

Meaning of outsteam

Verb

outsteam (third-person singular simple present outsteams, present participle outsteaming, simple past and past participle outsteamed)

  1. (transitive) To travel further or faster by steam power.
    • He fully believed that he could outsteam the vessels to the south-east, and, once past these, he knew that he would be in touch with the British ships at the next station before any harm could come to him.2018, George Griffith, The Syren of the Skies & The Angel of the Revolution

Questions about outsteaming

What is outsteaming the present participle and gerund of?
Outsteaming is the present participle and gerund of outsteam.

Words near outsteaming in the dictionary

  1. outsteal
  2. outstealing
  3. outsteals
  4. outsteam
  5. outsteamed
  6. outsteaming
  7. outsteams
  8. outsteer
  9. outsteered
  10. outsteering
  11. outsteers

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