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overembellishing

overembellishing is the present participle and gerund of overembellish.

Meaning of overembellish

Verb

overembellish (third-person singular simple present overembellishes, present participle overembellishing, simple past and past participle overembellished)

  1. To embellish excessively.

Questions about overembellishing

What is overembellishing the present participle and gerund of?
Overembellishing is the present participle and gerund of overembellish.

Words near overembellishing in the dictionary

  1. overelongation
  2. overelongations
  3. overembellish
  4. overembellished
  5. overembellishes
  6. overembellishing
  7. overembellishment
  8. overembellishments
  9. overembrace
  10. overembroider
  11. overembroidered

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