Outing — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a journey taken for pleasure

a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈaʊɾɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈaʊtɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈaʊtɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈaʊɾɪŋ/.

Examples

many summer excursions to the shore
it was merely a pleasure trip
after cautious sashays into the field

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

jaunt field day expedition junket picnic excursion come out of the closet sashay out come out pleasure trip

Parts of Speech

noun	a journey taken for pleasure “many summer excursions to the shore”
noun	a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
verb	to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality “This actor outed last year”
verb	reveal (something) about somebody's identity or lifestyle “The gay actor was outed last week”
verb	be made known; be disclosed or revealed “The truth will out”

Word Forms

excursionist	noun	a tourist who is visiting sights of interest
jaunt	verb	make a trip for pleasure
junket	verb	go on a pleasure trip

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ausflug

eine Reise zum Vergnügen

🇫🇷French

sortie

un voyage fait pour le plaisir

🇪🇸Spanish

excursión

un viaje hecho por placer

🇮🇹Italian

gita

un viaggio intrapreso per piacere

🇳🇱Dutch

uitje

een reis gemaakt voor plezier

🇵🇹Portuguese

passeio

uma viagem feita por prazer

🇷🇺Russian

прогулка

путешествие, предпринятое ради удовольствия

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गोट

आनंद के लिए की गई यात्रा

🇧🇩Bengali

আউটিং

আনন্দের জন্য নেওয়া একটি ভ্রমণ

🇮🇳Tamil

வெளியூர் பயணம்

மகிழ்ச்சிக்காக எடுக்கப்பட்ட பயணம்

🇮🇳Telugu

విహారయాత్ర

ఆనందం కోసం చేసిన ప్రయాణం

🇮🇳Marathi

सहली

आनंदासाठी घेतलेला प्रवास

🇮🇳Gujarati

સહેલગાહ

આનંદ માટે લેવાયેલ પ્રવાસ

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಹಾರ

ಸಂತೋಷಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಮಾಡಿದ ಪ್ರಯಾಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഔട്ടിംഗ്

സന്തോഷത്തിനായി നടത്തിയ ഒരു യാത്ര

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਾਹਰ ਜਾਣਾ

ਇੱਕ ਯਾਤਰਾ ਖੁਸ਼ੀ ਲਈ ਕੀਤੀ ਗਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

باہر نکلنا

خوشی کے لئے لیا گیا سفر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

郊游

为快乐而进行的旅行

🇯🇵Japanese

外出

楽しみのために行った旅

🇰🇷Korean

나들이

즐거움을 위해 떠난 여행

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chuyến đi chơi

một cuộc hành trình mang lại niềm vui

🇹🇭Thai

ออกนอกบ้าน

การเดินทางเพื่อความสุข

🇮🇩Indonesian

tamasya

sebuah perjalanan yang dilakukan untuk kesenangan

🇵🇭Filipino

pagliliwaliw

isang paglalakbay na ginawa para sa kasiyahan

🇲🇾Malay

bersiar-siar

perjalanan yang diambil untuk kesenangan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نزهة

رحلة اتخذت للمتعة

🇮🇷Persian

گردش

سفری برای لذت بردن

🇹🇷Turkish

gezi

zevk için yapılan bir yolculuk

🇮🇱Hebrew

טִיוּל

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The primary meaning of 'outing' is 'a journey taken for pleasure'.

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'outing' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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