outwave

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English

Etymology

out- +‎ wave

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