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overdecking

overdecking is the present participle and gerund of overdeck.

Meaning of overdeck

Verb

overdeck (third-person singular simple present overdecks, present participle overdecking, simple past and past participle overdecked)

  1. (transitive) To overdecorate.
    • […] but one great hindrance in this my design, is, that our clerk, who was once a gardener, has this Christmas so overdecked the church with greens, that he has quite spoiled my prospect […]1819, The Spectator

Questions about overdecking

What is overdecking the present participle and gerund of?
Overdecking is the present participle and gerund of overdeck.

Words near overdecking in the dictionary

  1. overdealt
  2. overdear
  3. overdearly
  4. overdeck
  5. overdecked
  6. overdecking
  7. overdecks
  8. overdeclared
  9. overdecorate
  10. overdecorated
  11. overdecorates

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