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overdescribing

overdescribing is the present participle and gerund of overdescribe.

Meaning of overdescribe

Verb

overdescribe (third-person singular simple present overdescribes, present participle overdescribing, simple past and past participle overdescribed)

  1. To provide an overly detailed description.
    • Never overdescribe your setting. Why run the risk of boring readers?1998, James V. Smith, You Can Write a Novel, →ISBN, page 44

Questions about overdescribing

What is overdescribing the present participle and gerund of?
Overdescribing is the present participle and gerund of overdescribe.

Words near overdescribing in the dictionary

  1. overdepressions
  2. overdepressive
  3. overdescribe
  4. overdescribed
  5. overdescribes
  6. overdescribing
  7. overdescription
  8. overdescriptions
  9. overdescriptive
  10. overdesign
  11. overdesigned

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