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overdrifting

overdrifting is the present participle and gerund of overdrift.

Meaning of overdrift

Verb

overdrift (third-person singular simple present overdrifts, present participle overdrifting, simple past and past participle overdrifted)

  1. To drift on top of.
    • Green be those downs and dells above the sea, Smooth-green for ever, by the plough unhurt, Nor overdrifted by their neighbouring sands, Where first I saw you ;1877, William Allingham, Songs, Ballads, and Stories
  2. To drift too far.
    • Accordingly, there is the tendency of the power stroke to overdrift the cessation of the travel signal.1954, Instruments and Control Systems - Volume 27, page 1465

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Questions about overdrifting

What is overdrifting the present participle and gerund of?
Overdrifting is the present participle and gerund of overdrift.

Words near overdrifting in the dictionary

  1. overdribbling
  2. overdried
  3. overdries
  4. overdrift
  5. overdrifted
  6. overdrifting
  7. overdrifts
  8. overdrink
  9. overdrinking
  10. overdrinks
  11. overdrive

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