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overbusying

overbusying is the present participle and gerund of overbusy.

Meaning of overbusy

Verb

overbusy (third-person singular simple present overbusies, present participle overbusying, simple past and past participle overbusied)

  1. (transitive) To busy or involve (oneself) too thoroughly in something.
    • Returning to England, he was there imprisoned, some say for overbusying himself in matters of foreign trade.1964, Ethel Stephens Arnett, From England to North Carolina: Two Special Gifts, page 59

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Questions about overbusying

What is overbusying the present participle and gerund of?
Overbusying is the present participle and gerund of overbusy.

Words near overbusying in the dictionary

  1. overbusied
  2. overbusies
  3. overbusily
  4. overbust
  5. overbusy
  6. overbusying
  7. overbutter
  8. overbuttered
  9. overbuttering
  10. overbutters
  11. overbuy

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