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outwinging

outwinging is the present participle and gerund of outwing.

Meaning of outwing

Verb

outwing (third-person singular simple present outwings, present participle outwinging, simple past and past participle outwinged)

  1. (transitive) To surpass or outstrip in flying.
    • As she attempts at words, his courser springs
      O'er hills, and lawns, and ev'n a wish outwings1717, Samuel Garth, Metamorphoses
    Synonyms:
    outfly

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Questions about outwinging

What is outwinging the present participle and gerund of?
Outwinging is the present participle and gerund of outwing.

Words near outwinging in the dictionary

  1. outwinded
  2. outwinding
  3. outwinds
  4. outwing
  5. outwinged
  6. outwinging
  7. outwings
  8. outwinning
  9. outwins
  10. outwinter
  11. outwintered

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