outsing

[out-sing]

verb (used with object)

outsang, outsung, outsinging. 

1. to sing better than.

2. to sing louder than.

Word History and Origins

Origin of outsing¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; out- + sing

Example Sentences

A few everyday birds gathered on a branch, trying to outsing one particular bird with silver wings and a golden head, its body as big as a crow’s.

From Literature

“I was so happy that Ann Wilson agreed to sing it with me. Nobody can outsing Ann, but I gave it my darndest, and we added a few lines that were not in the original. We wanted to have a few things that made it seem like ours … I think it’s magic!”

From Seattle Times

“Truth, honesty. The guy could outsing 99 percent of us,” Brooks said.

From Seattle Times

She took her time with it here, showing off the piercing thickness in her voice, even as seemingly each of the few thousand people in attendance was trying to outsing her.

From New York Times

Mars and Ares were trying to outsing each other with “Dixie” and “The Battle Hymn of the Republic.”

From Literature