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psyching out

psyching out is the present participle and gerund of psych out.

Meaning of psych out

Verb

psych out (third-person singular simple present psychs out, present participle psyching out, simple past and past participle psyched out)

  1. (informal, transitive) To outsmart.
  2. (informal, transitive) To unnerve.

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Questions about psyching out

What is psyching out the present participle and gerund of?
Psyching out is the present participle and gerund of psych out.

Words near psyching out in the dictionary

  1. psychics
  2. psychid
  3. psychids
  4. psychill
  5. psyching
  6. psyching out
  7. psyching up
  8. psychism
  9. psychisms
  10. psychist
  11. psychistic

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