Definition of Outhear

1. to surpass in hearing [v -HEARD, -HEARING, -HEARS]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Outhear

outgush
outgushed
outgushes
outgushing
outhale
outhandle
outhandled
outhandles
outhandling
outharbor
outharbors
outharbour
outharbours
outhaul
outhauls
outhear (current term)
outheard
outhearing
outhears
outheld
outher
outhire
outhired
outhires
outhiring
outhit
outhits
outhitting
outhold
outholding

Literary usage of Outhear

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

1. Essays and Reviews by Edwin Percy Whipple (1883)
"This song of soul I struggle to outhear Through portals of the sense, sublime and whole And ulter all myself into the air — But if I did it, ..."

2. Sermons by Thomas De Witt Talmage (1885)
"... outhear, outdo. At his all-conquering decree, the forest that had stood for ages steps aside to let him build his cabin and cultivate his farm. ..."

3. Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Poetical Works by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1873)
"This song of soul I struggle to outhear Through portals of the sense, sublime and whole, And utter all myself into the air: But if I did it,—as the ..."

4. Leaf and Tendril by John Burroughs (1908)
"... outhear him, outrun him, outswim him, because their lives depend more upon these special powers than his does; but he can outwit them all because he has ..."

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