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overdaring

overdaring is the present participle and gerund of overdare.

Meaning of overdare

Verb

overdare (third-person singular simple present overdares, present participle overdaring, simple past and past participle overdared)

  1. (intransitive) To dare too much or rashly; to be too daring.
    • Meete you for this, proud ouerdaring peeres,
      Ere my sweete Gaueston shall part from me,
      This Ile shall fleete vpon the Ocean,
      And wander to the vnfrequented Inde.1594, Christopher Marlow[e], The Troublesome Raigne and Lamentable Death of Edward the Second, King of England: […], London: […] [Eliot’s Court Press] for Henry Bell, […], published 1622, →OCLC...

Noun

overdaring (uncountable)

  1. Excessive boldness.
    • “Of a truth,” said he, “I relinquish my overdaring and my pride in craving thy mercy […]”1849, “Geraint the Son of Erbin”, in Charlotte Guest, transl., The Mabinogion, volume 2, London: Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans, page 83

Adjective

overdaring (comparative more overdaring, superlative most overdaring)

  1. Too daring; foolhardy.

Forms of overdaring

comparativemore overdaring
superlativemost overdaring

Words formed from overdaring

Questions about overdaring

What does overdaring mean?
Overdaring means excessive boldness.
What is overdaring the present participle and gerund of?
Overdaring is the present participle and gerund of overdare.
What part of speech is overdaring?
Overdaring can be a noun or an adjective.

Words near overdaring in the dictionary

  1. overdangles
  2. overdangling
  3. overdare
  4. overdared
  5. overdares
  6. overdaring
  7. overdaringly
  8. overdarken
  9. overdarkened
  10. overdarkening
  11. overdarkens

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