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overamplifying

overamplifying is the present participle and gerund of overamplify.

Meaning of overamplify

Verb

overamplify (third-person singular simple present overamplifies, present participle overamplifying, simple past and past participle overamplified)

  1. To amplify to an extent that distorts the original sound or signal
    • Pastor Andres's public voice was deep and rumbly; with the mike overamplifying him, and the faint Hispanic accent, he was hard to understand.2006, Sara Paretsky, Fire Sale, page 109
  2. To amplify to an extent that is undesirably loud.
    • Physiological thresholds can differ from behavioral thresholds by ±15–20 dB HL. Thus, without verification of behavioral responses with amplification, hearing aids may underamplify or overamplify.2006, Patricia Spencer, Advances in the Spoken-Language Development of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children, →ISBN

Questions about overamplifying

What is overamplifying the present participle and gerund of?
Overamplifying is the present participle and gerund of overamplify.

Words near overamplifying in the dictionary

  1. overamplification
  2. overamplifications
  3. overamplified
  4. overamplifies
  5. overamplify
  6. overamplifying
  7. overamps
  8. overanaesthetise
  9. overanaesthetised
  10. overanaesthetises
  11. overanaesthetising

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