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overelaborating

overelaborating is the present participle and gerund of overelaborate.

Meaning of overelaborate

Verb

overelaborate (third-person singular simple present overelaborates, present participle overelaborating, simple past and past participle overelaborated)

  1. To elaborate excessively; to go into too much detail.

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Questions about overelaborating

What is overelaborating the present participle and gerund of?
Overelaborating is the present participle and gerund of overelaborate.

Words near overelaborating in the dictionary

  1. overelaborate
  2. overelaborated
  3. overelaborately
  4. overelaborateness
  5. overelaborates
  6. overelaborating
  7. overelaboration
  8. overelaborations
  9. overelegance
  10. overelegant
  11. overelegantly

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