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outswearing

outswearing is the present participle and gerund of outswear.

Meaning of outswear

Verb

outswear (third-person singular simple present outswears, present participle outswearing, simple past outswore, past participle outsworn)

  1. (transitive) To swear (use vulgar or profane language) more frequently or powerfully than.
    • When she was not speaking honeyed words, she used earthy language, outswearing the men around her.1998, Jane Resh Thomas, Behind the mask: the life of Queen Elizabeth I

Questions about outswearing

What is outswearing the present participle and gerund of?
Outswearing is the present participle and gerund of outswear.

Words near outswearing in the dictionary

  1. outsway
  2. outswayed
  3. outswaying
  4. outsways
  5. outswear
  6. outswearing
  7. outswears
  8. outsweat
  9. outsweated
  10. outsweating
  11. outsweats

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