- present participle of outwit.
outwitting
Example Sentences
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The market they created was basically a bunch of guys trading stuff and trying to make money by outwitting each other in their private marketplace.
From Salon ● Jan. 28, 2025
Blackburn were eager not to become a plotline in future 'Welcome to Wrexham' episodes and quickly took control of the game, outwitting their opponents with slick passing and sharp movement to create several chances.
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2024
Bletchley Park’s most famous feat was outwitting Germany’s Enigma encryption machine, which produced a constantly changing cipher and was widely considered unbreakable.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 31, 2023
The outwitting, outplaying and outlasting will continue until morale improves in a new season of “Survivor.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2022
That took another two years, outwitting Wall Ghosts en route.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
