adjective
- Swinging outward or away from a central point; curving outward.
Usage: commonly used in cricket to describe a type of bowling delivery
verb
- Present participle of outswing; swinging outward or to the outside.
Usage: less common as a standalone verb form
Examples
- The outswinging delivery caught the batsman off guard.
- The bowler's outswinging ball moved away from the right-handed batter.
- An outswinging door opens away from the frame.
- The pitcher threw an outswinging curve that broke toward the edge of the strike zone.
- The gate was outswinging, making it difficult to enter the narrow passage.
- In cricket, an outswinging ball is prized by fast bowlers.