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outsting

sting
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sting]
    • /stɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sting]
    • /stɪŋ/

Definitions of outsting word

  • verb with object outsting to prick or wound with a sharp-pointed, often venom-bearing organ. 1
  • verb with object outsting to affect painfully or irritatingly as a result of contact, as certain plants do: to be stung by nettles. 1
  • verb with object outsting to cause to smart or to cause a sharp pain: The blowing sand stung his eyes. 1
  • verb with object outsting to cause mental or moral anguish: to be stung with remorse. 1
  • verb with object outsting to goad or drive, as by sharp irritation. 1
  • verb with object outsting Slang. to cheat or take advantage of, especially to overcharge; soak. 1

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Origin of outsting

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (v.) Middle English stingen, Old English stingan to pierce; cognate with Old Norse stinga to pierce, Gothic -stangan (in usstangan to pull out); (noun) Middle English sting(e), Old English: act of stinging, derivative of the v.

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Parts of speech for Outsting

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

outsting popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

outsting usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for outsting

adj outsting

  • free-and-easy — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
  • free — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
  • liberal — favorable to progress or reform, as in political or religious affairs.

adjective outsting

  • giving — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
  • lavish — expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion: lavish spending.

Antonyms for outsting

adjective outsting

  • enslaved — Simple past tense and past participle of enslave.
  • hindered — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.

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