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outsting

outsting verb: to surpass in stinging; to sting more than.

Verb

outsting (third-person singular simple present outstings, present participle outstinging, simple past and past participle outstung)

  1. (transitive) To surpass in stinging; to sting more than.

Forms of outsting

third-person singular presentoutstings
present participleoutstinging
past participleoutstung
pastoutstung

Origin of outsting

From out- + sting.

Questions about outsting

What does outsting mean?
Outsting means to surpass in stinging; to sting more than.
What part of speech is outsting?
Outsting is a verb.
What is the past tense of outsting?
The past tense of outsting is outstung.

Words near outsting in the dictionary

  1. outsteers
  2. outstep
  3. outstepped
  4. outstepping
  5. outsteps
  6. outsting
  7. outstinging
  8. outstings
  9. outstink
  10. outstinking
  11. outstinks

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