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outsweetening

outsweetening is the present participle and gerund of outsweeten.

Meaning of outsweeten

Verb

outsweeten (third-person singular simple present outsweetens, present participle outsweetening, simple past and past participle outsweetened)

  1. (transitive) To surpass in sweetness.
    • The leaf of eglantine, whom not to slander,
      Outsweeten'd not thy breath1611 April (first recorded performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Cymbeline”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard...

Questions about outsweetening

What is outsweetening the present participle and gerund of?
Outsweetening is the present participle and gerund of outsweeten.

Words near outsweetening in the dictionary

  1. outsweeping
  2. outsweepings
  3. outsweeps
  4. outsweeten
  5. outsweetened
  6. outsweetening
  7. outsweetens
  8. outswell
  9. outswelled
  10. outswelling
  11. outswellings

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