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outtelling

outtelling is the present participle and gerund of outtell.

Meaning of outtell

Verb

outtell (third-person singular simple present outtells, present participle outtelling, simple past and past participle outtold)

  1. (transitive) To surpass in telling, counting, or reckoning.
    • I have out-told the clock.c. 1608–1610, Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher, “The Coxcomb”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1647, →OCLC, Act I, (please...

Questions about outtelling

What is outtelling the present participle and gerund of?
Outtelling is the present participle and gerund of outtell.

Words near outtelling in the dictionary

  1. outtaste
  2. outtasted
  3. outtastes
  4. outtasting
  5. outtell
  6. outtelling
  7. outtells
  8. outthank
  9. outthanked
  10. outthanking
  11. outthanks

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