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overglossing

overglossing is the present participle and gerund of overgloss.

Meaning of overgloss

Verb

overgloss (third-person singular simple present overglosses, present participle overglossing, simple past and past participle overglossed)

  1. (transitive) To make (paper, etc.) too glossy.
  2. (transitive) To add too many textual glosses to.

Questions about overglossing

What is overglossing the present participle and gerund of?
Overglossing is the present participle and gerund of overgloss.

Words near overglossing in the dictionary

  1. overglorifying
  2. overglorious
  3. overgloss
  4. overglossed
  5. overglosses
  6. overglossing
  7. overglow
  8. overglowed
  9. overglowing
  10. overglows
  11. overglut

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