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  • verb Present participle of outwait.

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Examples

  • Thornton's goal 72 seconds later was similar, with the big center outwaiting a sprawled Luongo alone in tight.

    USATODAY.com - Hockey - San Jose vs. Vancouver 2006

  • But since we were outwaiting a major hurricane in Hawaii, it did make the experience more...interesting.

    Rx for Bella-beverage alert for everyone Miss Snark 2006

  • Or she had realized where he was now; and was lying quiet; and it was a matter of outwaiting her.

    2005 Cherryh, C. J. 2005

  • He thought about taking to the trees and outwaiting it.

    Tunnel In The Sky Heinlein, Robert A. 1955

  • Staal added another insurance goal, taking another nice pass from Whitney and outwaiting Leclaire before sliding it underneath the goalie.

    TheState.com: The Buzz 2010

  • Staal added another insurance goal, taking another nice pass from Whitney and outwaiting Leclaire before sliding it underneath the goalie.

    Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2010

  • Comeau opened the scoring for the Isles at 7: 31, outwaiting Niittymaki and slipping a shot under the crossbar from the right side.

    Eyewitness News 2010

  • Staal added another insurance goal, taking another nice pass from Whitney and outwaiting Leclaire before sliding it underneath the goalie.

    Fore, right! 2010

  • But in a political environment where Chinese leaders believe they hold all the aces, and have everything to gain from outwaiting the Dalai Lama, the prospects for such an outcome appear decidedly dim.

    Daily News & Analysis 2010

  • But in a political environment where Chinese leaders believe they hold all the aces, and have everything to gain from outwaiting the Dalai Lama, the prospects for such an outcome appear decidedly dim.

    Daily News & Analysis 2010

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