Home › Words › O › outtongueouttongueouttongue means to make more noise than, especially in speaking.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, outtongue ranks #10,477 of 42,752 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom out- + tongue.verbTo make more noise than, especially in speaking.e.g.“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:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.outmouth 69% match — To surpass in speaking. vs outtongue →outbellow 67% match — To bellow louder or longer than. vs outtongue →outring 66% match — To surpass in volume of ringing sound; to ring louder than. vs outtongue →outspeak 65% match — To surpass in speaking; say or express more than; signify or claim superiority to; be superior to in meaning or significance; speak louder than. vs outtongue →tonguey 65% match — Tending to talk a lot; fluent or voluble in speech (generally with an unfavourable connotation). vs outtongue →outyelp 64% match — To yelp louder or longer than. vs outtongue →outbleat 64% match — To bleat louder or longer than. vs outtongue →outbawl 64% match — To bawl louder or longer than. vs outtongue →