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overcorrecting

overcorrecting is the present participle and gerund of overcorrect.

Meaning of overcorrect

Verb

overcorrect (third-person singular simple present overcorrects, present participle overcorrecting, simple past and past participle overcorrected)

  1. To correct too sharply or too much
    • […] Ms. Goodman, who was driving, overcorrected after passing a slow-moving vehicle.2007 July 5, Michelle York, “Alcohol Not a Factor in S.U.V. Crash That Killed 5 Friends”, in New York Times

Questions about overcorrecting

What is overcorrecting the present participle and gerund of?
Overcorrecting is the present participle and gerund of overcorrect.

Words near overcorrecting in the dictionary

  1. overcoordination
  2. overcopious
  3. overcopiously
  4. overcorrect
  5. overcorrected
  6. overcorrecting
  7. overcorrection
  8. overcorrections
  9. overcorrector
  10. overcorrectors
  11. overcorrects

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