outwave

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verb

To surpass in waving; to wave more than.

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Meanings

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

present singular third person outwaves · participle present outwaving · participle past outwaved · past outwaved

  1. transitiveTo 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. archaictransitiveTo 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

Origin

From out- + wave.

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APA

outwave. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outwave

MLA

“outwave.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outwave. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “outwave,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outwave.

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