"outfrown" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: outfrowns [present, singular, third-person], outfrowning [participle, present], outfrowned [participle, past], outfrowned [past]
Etymology: out- + frown Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|out|frown}} out- + frown Head templates: {{en-verb}} outfrown (third-person singular simple present outfrowns, present participle outfrowning, simple past and past participle outfrowned)
  1. (transitive) To exceed in frowning. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-outfrown-en-verb-QESGWrMX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with out-

Inflected forms

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