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overhandling

overhandling is the present participle and gerund of overhandle.

Meaning of overhandle

Verb

overhandle (third-person singular simple present overhandles, present participle overhandling, simple past and past participle overhandled)

  1. (transitive) To handle excessively.
    • What makes these goodies different, the company says, is that they are formed by robotic machines so that the dough is not toughened by overhandling.2008 March 26, Florence Fabricant, “Croissants Made by Robots”, in New York Times

Questions about overhandling

What is overhandling the present participle and gerund of?
Overhandling is the present participle and gerund of overhandle.

Words near overhandling in the dictionary

  1. overhandicaps
  2. overhanding
  3. overhandle
  4. overhandled
  5. overhandles
  6. overhandling
  7. overhands
  8. overhang
  9. overhang seat
  10. overhanged
  11. overhanger

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