outgrin en · VERB
Etymology
From out- + grin.
Meanings
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(transitive) To surpass in grinning.
He shrugged and followed Turco up the steps and into the tourist facility, where six blondes of varying shades and ages stood expectantly behind a counter, each trying to outgrin the other.
2004, T. C. Boyle, East is East, page 296:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| outgrins | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| outgrinned | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| outgrinned | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| outgrinning | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |