outshout en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English shout English outshout From out- + shout.
Meanings
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(transitive) To shout louder or longer than.
Ordinarily, sheʼd resort to outshouting the man.
2018, Richard Powers, The Overstory, Vintage (2019), page 196:
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(figuratively, transitive) To gain more attention than.
This advertising campaign will outshout the competition.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| outshouted | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| outshouted | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| outshouts | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| outshouting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |