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overexaggerating

overexaggerating is the present participle and gerund of overexaggerate.

Meaning of overexaggerate

Verb

overexaggerate (third-person singular simple present overexaggerates, present participle overexaggerating, simple past and past participle overexaggerated)

  1. To exaggerate, to overstate excessively.
    • "That math test was so hard, nobody could have passed it! Albert Einstein couldn't have done it! Our professor probably had no idea how to solve those equations! I mean-"

Questions about overexaggerating

What is overexaggerating the present participle and gerund of?
Overexaggerating is the present participle and gerund of overexaggerate.

Words near overexaggerating in the dictionary

  1. overexact
  2. overexactness
  3. overexaggerate
  4. overexaggerated
  5. overexaggerates
  6. overexaggerating
  7. overexaggeration
  8. overexaggerations
  9. overexamined
  10. overexcel
  11. overexcelled

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