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overgaining

overgaining is the present participle and gerund of overgain.

Meaning of overgain

Verb

overgain (third-person singular simple present overgains, present participle overgaining, simple past and past participle overgained)

  1. To gain too much.
    • to overgain weight during pregnancy
  2. (transitive) To apply too much gain to (a signal).
    • Second, the practitioner must be careful to avoid overgaining the spectral display, which can cause indistinct envelopes.2008, Hugh D. Allen, Moss and Adams' Heart Disease in Infants, Children, and Adolescents, 7th edition

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Questions about overgaining

What is overgaining the present participle and gerund of?
Overgaining is the present participle and gerund of overgain.

Words near overgaining in the dictionary

  1. overfussy
  2. Overgaard
  3. Overgaards
  4. overgain
  5. overgained
  6. overgaining
  7. overgains
  8. overgamble
  9. overgambled
  10. overgambles
  11. overgambling

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