Definition of Outrivaling

1. Verb. (present participle of outrival) ¹

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Definition of Outrivaling

1. outrival [v] - See also: outrival

Lexicographical Neighbors of Outrivaling

outrigger canoe
outrigger canoes
outriggers
outrigging
outright
outrighted
outrighting
outrightly
outrights
outrigs
outring
outringing
outrings
outrival
outrivaled
outrivaling (current term)
outrivalled
outrivalling
outrivals
outrive
outro
outroar
outroared
outroaring
outroars
outrock
outrocked
outrocking
outrocks
outrode

Literary usage of Outrivaling

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Philosophy of History by Augustus Schade, Rudolf Rocholl (1899)
"America outrivaling: Europe in leading: the march of civilisation. ... The idea that North-America is emulating, yea, outrivaling Europe's leadership in the ..."

2. The Canadian Dominion: A Chronicle of Our Northern Neighbor by Oscar Douglas Skelton (1921)
"The railway had come and was outrivaling the canal. If Canadian ports and channels were even to hold their own, they must take heed of the enterprise of all ..."

3. History of the United Netherlands, from the Death of William the Silent to by John Lothrop Motley (1900)
"The "Walloon and Flemish nobles, outrivaling even the self-confidence of their companions in arms, taunted them with their slowness. ..."

4. The Arena by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1901)
"... came to help our fathers win their independence, scattered by many influences through every class of society with a speed outrivaling even the mobility ..."

5. The Advocate of Peace by American Peace Society (1904)
"It has seemed to me as if God were saying to the nations of the earth, ever putting their trust in mightier armaments and outrivaling each other in the ..."

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