Home › Words › O › outwingoutwing/ˈaʊtwɪŋ/outwing means in various birds, an outer wing.outwing is pronounced /ˈaʊtwɪŋ/.EtymologyFrom out- + wing.nounIn various birds, an outer wingverbTo surpass or outstrip in flying.e.g.“As she attempts at words, his courser springs O'er hills, and lawns, and ev'n a wish outwings” — 1717, Samuel Garth, Metamorphoses:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).