outtalk
outtalk verb: to overpower, outdo, or surpass in talking.
Verb
outtalk (third-person singular simple present outtalks, present participle outtalking, simple past and past participle outtalked)
- To overpower, outdo, or surpass in talking.
- McAuliffe was no less gregarious toward his rivals, who were also making the rounds — Moran, a former state delegate, and State Senator R. Creigh Deeds — even as he outtalked, out-handshook, outspent, outhustled, outshouted and just plain outcampaigned them across Richmond.2009 May 10, Adam Nagourney, “Governor Clintonism?”, in New York Times
- To outwit by talking.
Forms of outtalk
| third-person singular present | outtalks |
|---|---|
| present participle | outtalking |
| past participle | outtalked |
| past | outtalked |
| alternative form | out-talk |
Origin of outtalk
From out- + talk.
Questions about outtalk
- What does outtalk mean?
- Outtalk means to overpower, outdo, or surpass in talking.
- What part of speech is outtalk?
- Outtalk is a verb.
- What is the past tense of outtalk?
- The past tense of outtalk is outtalked.
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