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overdashing

overdashing is the present participle and gerund of overdash.

Meaning of overdash

Verb

overdash (third-person singular simple present overdashes, present participle overdashing, simple past and past participle overdashed)

  1. (transitive) To place a dash (symbol) above.
  2. (transitive) To sprinkle or splatter from above.
    • The boat was overdashed with sea spray.

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Questions about overdashing

What is overdashing the present participle and gerund of?
Overdashing is the present participle and gerund of overdash.

Words near overdashing in the dictionary

  1. overdarkening
  2. overdarkens
  3. overdash
  4. overdashed
  5. overdashes
  6. overdashing
  7. overdate
  8. overdated
  9. overdates
  10. overdating
  11. overdazzle

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Adapted from Wiktionary: overdashing (page history and authors); overdash (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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