"outscold" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: outscolds [present, singular, third-person], outscolding [participle, present], outscolded [participle, past], outscolded [past]
Etymology: From out- + scold. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|out|scold}} out- + scold Head templates: {{en-verb}} outscold (third-person singular simple present outscolds, present participle outscolding, simple past and past participle outscolded)
  1. (transitive) To scold more than. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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