outtongue

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verb

To make more noise than, especially in speaking.

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Meanings

verbouttongue (third-person singular simple present outtongues, present participle outtonguing, simple past and past participle outtongued)

present singular third person outtongues · participle present outtonguing · participle past outtongued · past outtongued

  1. transitiveTo 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

Origin

From out- + tongue.

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APA

outtongue. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outtongue

MLA

“outtongue.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outtongue. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “outtongue,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outtongue.

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