outwave en · VERB
Etymology
From out- + wave.
Meanings
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(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:
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(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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| outwaving | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| outwaves | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| outwaved | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| outwaved | Tense=Past | lexicographic |