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outturning

outturning is the present participle and gerund of outturn.

Meaning of outturn

Verb

outturn (third-person singular simple present outturns, present participle outturning, simple past and past participle outturned)

  1. (transitive) To surpass in turning; to turn better than.
    • “Sometimes your enemy will have a plane that can outturn yours and outclimb you, but you can suck him right into a trap and your wingman can take him out,” Tommy explained.2018, Ron Fish, The Tupi Field

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Questions about outturning

What is outturning the present participle and gerund of?
Outturning is the present participle and gerund of outturn.

Words near outturning in the dictionary

  1. outtrumped
  2. outtrumping
  3. outtrumps
  4. outturn
  5. outturned
  6. outturning
  7. outturns
  8. outtuva
  9. outtweet
  10. outtweeted
  11. outtweeting

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