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overinsisting

overinsisting is the present participle and gerund of overinsist.

Meaning of overinsist

Verb

overinsist (third-person singular simple present overinsists, present participle overinsisting, simple past and past participle overinsisted)

  1. To insist too strongly.
    • It would be impossible to overinsist on the importance of this talent for social life.2010, Ernest Becker, Birth and Death of Meaning

Questions about overinsisting

What is overinsisting the present participle and gerund of?
Overinsisting is the present participle and gerund of overinsist.

Words near overinsisting in the dictionary

  1. overinsist
  2. overinsisted
  3. overinsistence
  4. overinsistent
  5. overinsistently
  6. overinsisting
  7. overinsists
  8. overinsolent
  9. overinstitutionalization
  10. overinstitutionalize
  11. overinstitutionalized

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