What does outsmarting mean?
Outsmarting means present participle and gerund of outsmart.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
present participle and gerund of outsmart.
If I am five years old I perceive Bugs as a funny bunny with a unique voice and I appreciate his slapstick pie-in-the-face humor, especially his manipulations and outsmartings of Elmer Fudd, his arch nemesis.
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Outsmarting means present participle and gerund of outsmart.
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If I am five years old I perceive Bugs as a funny bunny with a unique voice and I appreciate his slapstick pie-in-the-face humor, especially his manipulations and outsmartings of Elmer Fudd, his arch nemesis.
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