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overhollowing

overhollowing is the present participle and gerund of overhollow.

Meaning of overhollow

Verb

overhollow (third-person singular simple present overhollows, present participle overhollowing, simple past and past participle overhollowed)

  1. (transitive) To hollow excessively.
    • Many individuals who normally have a good standing posture overhollow the lower back under some conditions as, for instance, when they wear high heels, after they have been standing for a long time, when they raise their arms […]1959, Loraine Frost, Posture and Body Mechanics (Revised), page 8

Questions about overhollowing

What is overhollowing the present participle and gerund of?
Overhollowing is the present participle and gerund of overhollow.

Words near overhollowing in the dictionary

  1. overhold
  2. overholding
  3. overholds
  4. overhollow
  5. overhollowed
  6. overhollowing
  7. overhollows
  8. overholy
  9. overhomely
  10. overhomogenize
  11. overhomogenized

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