Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To surpass in scolding.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To exceed in scolding.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To
scold more than.
Etymologies
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out- + scold
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Examples
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The three women who lived in the room were all standing with red, angry faces, each trying to outscold the others.
The Bishop's Shadow 1883
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To cunning, the refuge of weakness, she had recourse; and she considered that, though she could no longer outscold, she could still outwit her adversary.
Tales and Novels — Volume 02 Maria Edgeworth 1808
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