outcrop
outcropping
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present participleof outcrop.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Eberle’s roughly 4.7-acre property is located above a rock outcropping in the Boise Foothills.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
Let’s say you’re out on some rugged outcropping and you need to jump on your jackhammer for a few minutes.
From Slate ● Jul. 18, 2024
On May 7, Patrick Robinson took a boat out to Año Nuevo Island to survey the sea lions that come to birth on this rocky outcropping north of Monterey Bay.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2024
It is a six-acre, dome-shaped outcropping that is tricky to reach and even trickier to explore.
From New York Times ● Dec. 24, 2023
“I think it’s more like a small outcropping of rocks and shrubs.”
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
