outtalk

verb

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out·talk | \ ˌau̇t-ˈtȯk

outtalked; outtalking; outtalks

Definition of outtalk

transitive verb

1 : to outdo or surpass in talking : to talk more than He was kind of dull and he talked too much, though I guess I shouldn't say that, because I can outtalk anyone.— Annie Elizabeth Delaney

2 : to get the better of by talking Don't let those swabs outtalk you!— Kenneth Roberts

Examples of outtalk in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Although, it was said that Germaine shamefully outtalked the other two, and was inclined to set her cap alarmingly at her host. — New York Times, 2 Mar. 2017

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