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overhelping

overhelping is the present participle and gerund of overhelp.

Meaning of overhelp

Verb

overhelp (third-person singular simple present overhelps, present participle overhelping, simple past and past participle overhelped)

  1. To supply with too much help.
    • Modify homework and independent projects to the child's instructional or independent level, so that parents are not forced to overhelp the child.2008, Rich Weinfeld, Michelle Davis, Special Needs Advocacy Resource Book

Questions about overhelping

What is overhelping the present participle and gerund of?
Overhelping is the present participle and gerund of overhelp.

Words near overhelping in the dictionary

  1. overheightens
  2. overheld
  3. overhelp
  4. overhelped
  5. overhelpful
  6. overhelping
  7. overhelps
  8. overhemisect
  9. overhemisected
  10. overhemisecting
  11. overhemisects

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