verb
- to surpass or exceed in wishing; to wish more strongly or persistently than someone else
Usage: rare; literary; present participle or gerund form of 'outwish'
Examples
- She was outwishing her rival for the same prize.
- He spent the evening outwishing his brother for their father's approval.
- The children were outwishing each other at the birthday cake table.
- No amount of outwishing would change the outcome of the lottery.
- They found themselves outwishing one another for the same opportunity.