outsound

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verb

To sound out (all senses)

Scrabble 9

Meanings

verboutsound (third-person singular simple present outsounds, present participle outsounding, simple past and past participle outsounded)

present singular third person outsounds · participle present outsounding · participle past outsounded · past outsounded

  1. rareTo sound out (all senses)
  2. To surpass in sounding.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishoutsounen
  2. Englishoutsound

From Middle English outsounen, outsownen, equivalent to out- + sound.

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APA

outsound. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outsound

MLA

“outsound.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outsound. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “outsound,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outsound.

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