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overgreening

overgreening is the present participle and gerund of overgreen.

Meaning of overgreen

Verb

overgreen (third-person singular simple present overgreens, present participle overgreening, simple past and past participle overgreened)

  1. (poetic, transitive) To cover with greenery or a green color.
    • […] all the rocks and roots
      With olden film were overgreened; the pool,
      Broadened from falling water, sparkled with fires
      Of shafted crystal, and the sounding drops
      Splintered their fleeting pearl against the stone.1928, Geoffrey Johnson, Mad Echo

Questions about overgreening

What is overgreening the present participle and gerund of?
Overgreening is the present participle and gerund of overgreen.

Words near overgreening in the dictionary

  1. overgreedily
  2. overgreediness
  3. overgreedy
  4. overgreen
  5. overgreened
  6. overgreening
  7. overgreens
  8. overgrew
  9. overgrieve
  10. overgrieved
  11. overgrieves

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