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overhanging

overhanging is the present participle and gerund of overhang.

Adjective

overhanging (not comparable)

  1. Physically hanging over something.
    • the overhanging cliff
    • He was inspecting the old wood stove when suddenly a rooster crowed loudly, right beside him, it seemed, and Fred was so startled he whacked his head on the overhanging pie-warmer.2014 January 12, Dorcas Smucker, “Letter from Harrisburg: The kindest eyes always see the invisible […]”, in The Register-Guard, 147th year, number 76, Eugene, Ore., →ISSN, →OCLC, page E2, column 1
  2. Impending; approaching.
    • Before the word was spoken Carrados had had a flash of realization. It came with the nature-sense of overhanging danger, with the subtle change of intention in the arm that touched his own, with the slight chirrup of a stoppered phial being opened—but it came too late.1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries

Meaning of overhang

Verb

overhang (third-person singular simple present overhangs, present participle overhanging, simple past and past participle overhung or overhanged)

  1. (transitive) To hang over (something).
    • Her brow was overhung with coins of gold, / That sparkled o'er the auburn of her hair [...].1819 July 15, [Lord Byron], Don Juan, London: […] Thomas Davison, […], →OCLC, canto II, stanza 116
  2. (intransitive) To impend.

See all 6 meanings of overhang

Noun

overhanging (plural overhangings)

  1. Synonym of overhang.
    Synonyms:
    overhang

Synonyms of overhanging

Forms of overhanging

pluraloverhangings

Questions about overhanging

What does overhanging mean?
Overhanging means synonym of overhang.
What is overhanging the present participle and gerund of?
Overhanging is the present participle and gerund of overhang.
What part of speech is overhanging?
Overhanging can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of overhanging?
The plural of overhanging is overhangings.

Words near overhanging in the dictionary

  1. overhang
  2. overhang seat
  3. overhanged
  4. overhanger
  5. overhangers
  6. overhanging
  7. overhangings
  8. overhangs
  9. overhappiness
  10. overhappy
  11. overharass

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