outwave

verb — 2 senses

outwave

verb

Etymology From out- + wave.

1

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 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:

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