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outwaved

outwaved is the simple past and past participle of outwave.

Meaning of outwave

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

Questions about outwaved

What is outwaved the simple past and past participle of?
Outwaved is the simple past and past participle of outwave.

Words near outwaved in the dictionary

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

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