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overcoloring

overcoloring is the present participle and gerund of overcolor.

overcoloring is the alternative form of overcolouring.

Meaning of overcolouring

Noun

overcolouring (plural overcolourings)

  1. Excessive use of colour; (chiefly in extended use) exaggeration in description; an instance of this.

Origin of overcoloring

From over- + coloring.

Questions about overcoloring

What is overcoloring the present participle and gerund of?
Overcoloring is the present participle and gerund of overcolor.

Words near overcoloring in the dictionary

  1. overcollection
  2. overcollections
  3. overcollectivization
  4. overcolor
  5. overcolored
  6. overcoloring
  7. overcolors
  8. overcolour
  9. overcoloured
  10. overcolouring
  11. overcolourings

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