outsingv.

Brit.

/ˌaʊtˈsɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌaʊtˈsɪŋ/

Inflections: Past tense outsang; past participle outsung;

Forms: see out- prefix and sing v.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: out- prefix, sing v.¹

Etymology: < out- prefix + sing v.¹ With sense 2 compare to sing out (see sing v.¹ 5, 9c).

1. transitive. To sing better or more beautifully than; to surpass in singing. Also: to overcome or get the better of by singing; to sing louder than.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > singing > sing [verb (transitive)] > excel in singing

outsing1603

out-breasta1625

society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > singing > sing [verb (transitive)] > overcome by singing

outsing1830

1603 N. Breton Dialogue Pithe & Pleasure sig. D4^v In sweetnesse the Nightingale [will] outsing him.

1731 C. Coffey & J. Mottley Devil to Pay i. ii. 10 Ah Jobson, I have heard thee outsing the Lark, or Nightingale.

1733 J. Swift On Poetry 21 How wrong a Taste prevails among us; How much our Ancestors out-sung us.

1830 M. R. Mitford Our Village IV. 155 She would sing over the mashing tub..out-singing Martha's scolding.

1885 Athenæum 19 Sept. 378/3 Each appeared to be trying to outsing the other.

1952 Amer. Q. 4 114 When a multiplicity of hymns was sung by widespread groups trying to outsing each other, din and disorder were inevitably created.

1985 P. W. Cookson & C. H. Persell Preparing for Power vii. 139 A frequent practice in girls schools is something called ‘Sing-Sing’ in which two school teams move across a large field toward each other, each trying to out-sing the other.

†2.

a. intransitive. To sing out; to burst into song. Obsolete. rare.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > singing > sing [verb (intransitive)]

singc825

chantc1405

carpc1425

relesch1513

deliver1530

record1590

strain1602

cherubim1748

vocalize1782

nightingalize1799

sing-song1828

outsing1877

1877 J. G. Whittier Witch of Wenham 226 The meadow-lark outsang.

b. transitive. To express by singing. Obsolete. rare.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > singing > sing [verb (transitive)] > express by singing

outsing1886

1886 Good Words 27 308 This joy the birds outsing.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	outsing
释义	outsingv. Brit. /ˌaʊtˈsɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌaʊtˈsɪŋ/ Inflections: Past tense outsang; past participle outsung; Forms: see out- prefix and sing v.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: out- prefix, sing v.¹ Etymology: < out- prefix + sing v.¹ With sense 2 compare to sing out (see sing v.¹ 5, 9c). 1. transitive. To sing better or more beautifully than; to surpass in singing. Also: to overcome or get the better of by singing; to sing louder than. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > singing > sing [verb (transitive)] > excel in singing outsing1603 out-breasta1625 society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > singing > sing [verb (transitive)] > overcome by singing outsing1830 1603 N. Breton Dialogue Pithe & Pleasure sig. D4^v In sweetnesse the Nightingale [will] outsing him. 1731 C. Coffey & J. Mottley Devil to Pay i. ii. 10 Ah Jobson, I have heard thee outsing the Lark, or Nightingale. 1733 J. Swift On Poetry 21 How wrong a Taste prevails among us; How much our Ancestors out-sung us. 1830 M. R. Mitford Our Village IV. 155 She would sing over the mashing tub..out-singing Martha's scolding. 1885 Athenæum 19 Sept. 378/3 Each appeared to be trying to outsing the other. 1952 Amer. Q. 4 114 When a multiplicity of hymns was sung by widespread groups trying to outsing each other, din and disorder were inevitably created. 1985 P. W. Cookson & C. H. Persell Preparing for Power vii. 139 A frequent practice in girls schools is something called ‘Sing-Sing’ in which two school teams move across a large field toward each other, each trying to out-sing the other. †2. a. intransitive. To sing out; to burst into song. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > singing > sing [verb (intransitive)] singc825 chantc1405 carpc1425 relesch1513 deliver1530 record1590 strain1602 cherubim1748 vocalize1782 nightingalize1799 sing-song1828 outsing1877 1877 J. G. Whittier Witch of Wenham 226 The meadow-lark outsang. b. transitive. To express by singing. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > singing > sing [verb (transitive)] > express by singing outsing1886 1886 Good Words 27 308 This joy the birds outsing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1603
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