Outtalking

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Speaking in a way that dominates or persuades others by using more or stronger arguments
2. Outperforming another in conversation by expressing ideas more convincingly or assertively
3. Exceeding someone in verbal exchange by talking more compellingly or at greater length

Etymology: "Outtalking" is simply the present participle of "outtalk," built from the prefix "out-" and the verb "talk." The prefix carries the sense of surpassing or exceeding someone, as in "outrun," "outdo," or "outlive," so to outtalk a person is to beat them at talking, leaving them unable to match your words. The verb's own construction is transparent, and the word follows a common English pattern in which "out-" attached to an everyday verb creates a new contest or competition. Its meaning is therefore a direct sum of its parts: talk that wins by volume, persistence, or the force of its argument.

Synonyms: outspeaking, dominating the conversation, overshadowing, outshining, surpassing