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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

outtongue en · VERB

Etymology

From out- + tongue.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To make more noise than, especially in speaking.
    • I have always worked closely with the Parent-Teacher Association, and I attend its meetings, though outnumbered, outtongued and occasionally outslugged! 1953, The Nation's Schools, volume 51, page 82:

Forms

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outtonguing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
outtongued Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
outtongued Tense=Past lexicographic
outtongues Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic