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overacting

overacting is the present participle and gerund of overact.

Meaning of overact

Verb

overact (third-person singular simple present overacts, present participle overacting, simple past and past participle overacted)

  1. (intransitive) To act in an exaggerated manner.
    • He overacted his part.
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To act upon, or influence, unduly.
    • The hope of inheritance overacts them.1670, John Milton, “(please specify the page)”, in The History of Britain, that Part Especially now Call’d England. […], London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for James Allestry, […] , →OCLC

Questions about overacting

What is overacting the present participle and gerund of?
Overacting is the present participle and gerund of overact.

Words near overacting in the dictionary

  1. overacidify
  2. overacidifying
  3. overacquired
  4. overact
  5. overacted
  6. overacting
  7. overaction
  8. overactions
  9. overactivate
  10. overactivated
  11. overactivates

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