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outwave

outwave verb: to surpass in waving; to wave more than.

Verb

outwave (third-person singular simple present outwaves, present participle outwaving, simple past and past participle outwaved)

  1. (transitive) To surpass in waving; to wave more than.
    • Down in the courtyard the crowd cheered and waved back. Frog, beside herself with excitement, outsmiled and outwaved them all.2003, Rosalind Allchin, The Frog Princess, page 12
  2. (archaic, transitive) To wave outward.
    • The cowering eagle screamed its joy, / Its pinions plumed anew, / And proudly to the winds outwaved / Our flag of star and blue.1855, Cornelia J. Orme, Forget-me-nots from Dew Drop Dale, page 16

Forms of outwave

third-person singular presentoutwaves
present participleoutwaving
past participleoutwaved
pastoutwaved

Origin of outwave

From out- + wave.

Questions about outwave

What does outwave mean?
Outwave means to surpass in waving; to wave more than.
What part of speech is outwave?
Outwave is a verb.
What is the past tense of outwave?
The past tense of outwave is outwaved.

Words near outwave in the dictionary

  1. outwasting
  2. outwatch
  3. outwatched
  4. outwatches
  5. outwatching
  6. outwave
  7. outwaved
  8. outwaves
  9. outwaving
  10. outway
  11. outways

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