overchoreograph
overchoreograph verb: to choreograph with too much or too elaborate dancing.
Verb
overchoreograph (third-person singular simple present overchoreographs, present participle overchoreographing, simple past and past participle overchoreographed)
- To choreograph with too much or too elaborate dancing.
- Nureyev was always inclined to overchoreograph, cramming steps onto every beat, a tendency only increased when he restaged ballets.2007 December 17, Alastair Macaulay, “A Tale of Two Nutcrackers, With More Than a Chunnel Between Them”, in New York Times
Forms of overchoreograph
| third-person singular present | overchoreographs |
|---|---|
| present participle | overchoreographing |
| past participle | overchoreographed |
| past | overchoreographed |
Origin of overchoreograph
From over- + choreograph.
Questions about overchoreograph
- What does overchoreograph mean?
- Overchoreograph means to choreograph with too much or too elaborate dancing.
- What part of speech is overchoreograph?
- Overchoreograph is a verb.
- What is the past tense of overchoreograph?
- The past tense of overchoreograph is overchoreographed.
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