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overlabouring

overlabouring is the present participle and gerund of overlabour.

Meaning of overlabour

Verb

overlabour (third-person singular simple present overlabours, present participle overlabouring, simple past and past participle overlaboured)

  1. (transitive) To cause to labour excessively; to overwork.
    • overlabor the employees
  2. (transitive) To labour upon excessively; to refine unduly.
    • overlabor ornaments
  3. To belabour or emphasise excessively.
    • overlabor the point

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Questions about overlabouring

What is overlabouring the present participle and gerund of?
Overlabouring is the present participle and gerund of overlabour.

Words near overlabouring in the dictionary

  1. overlabored
  2. overlaboring
  3. overlabors
  4. overlabour
  5. overlaboured
  6. overlabouring
  7. overlabours
  8. overlace
  9. overlaced
  10. overlaces
  11. overlacing

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