outwandering
outwandering is the present participle and gerund of outwander.
Meaning of outwander
Verb
outwander (third-person singular simple present outwanders, present participle outwandering, simple past and past participle outwandered)
- To go out wandering; to roam beyond bounds.
- We do not encourage men to outwander in the bush, and make trouble for the Government.1915, Beatrice Ethel Grimshaw, Red Bob of the Bismarcks, page 101
- To wander farther than.
- […] a three year old hadn't the stamina to outwander the patrol of several dozen adults.2018, Penny Feeny, That Summer in Ischia
Noun
outwandering (plural outwanderings)
- A wandering outward.
- Like Rindfleisch, he was able to produce the outwandering of the nucleus by the addition of physiologic salt solution to fresh blood, and he considers that at least in the embryonal blood the outwandering of the nucleus occurs only artificially.1905, Hermann Nothnagel, Nothnagel's encyclopedia of practical medicine, volume 9, page 55
Forms of outwandering
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Questions about outwandering
- What does outwandering mean?
- Outwandering means a wandering outward.
- What is outwandering the present participle and gerund of?
- Outwandering is the present participle and gerund of outwander.
- What part of speech is outwandering?
- Outwandering is a noun.
- What is the plural of outwandering?
- The plural of outwandering is outwanderings.
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