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overfearing

overfearing is the present participle and gerund of overfear.

Meaning of overfear

Verb

overfear (third-person singular simple present overfears, present participle overfearing, simple past and past participle overfeared)

  1. (transitive) To fear excessively; to be too afraid of.

Questions about overfearing

What is overfearing the present participle and gerund of?
Overfearing is the present participle and gerund of overfear.

Words near overfearing in the dictionary

  1. overfawns
  2. overfear
  3. overfeared
  4. overfearful
  5. overfearfulness
  6. overfearing
  7. overfears
  8. overfeature
  9. overfeatured
  10. overfeatures
  11. overfeaturing

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