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overhanding

overhanding is the present participle and gerund of overhand.

Meaning of overhand

Verb

overhand (third-person singular simple present overhands, present participle overhanding, simple past and past participle overhanded)

  1. Sew using an overhand stitch.
    • Now, those little ends of the bag above the running stitches, are to be overhanded together.1913, Jane Eayre Fryer, The Mary Frances Sewing Book, →ISBN

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Questions about overhanding

What is overhanding the present participle and gerund of?
Overhanding is the present participle and gerund of overhand.

Words near overhanding in the dictionary

  1. overhanded
  2. overhandicap
  3. overhandicapped
  4. overhandicapping
  5. overhandicaps
  6. overhanding
  7. overhandle
  8. overhandled
  9. overhandles
  10. overhandling
  11. overhands

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