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overlarding

overlarding is the present participle and gerund of overlard.

Meaning of overlard

Verb

overlard (third-person singular simple present overlards, present participle overlarding, simple past and past participle overlarded)

  1. (transitive) To cover or coat with lard.
  2. (figuratively, transitive) To garnish or strew excessively.
    • Father D'Arcy defends Catholic theology against those who accuse it of overlarding the idea of God with definitions, and he remarks with perfect truth […]1921, New Catholic World, volume 113, page 160

Noun

overlarding (plural overlardings)

  1. The act of one who overlards.
    • overlardings of hypocrisy

Forms of overlarding

pluraloverlardings

Questions about overlarding

What does overlarding mean?
Overlarding means the act of one who overlards.
What is overlarding the present participle and gerund of?
Overlarding is the present participle and gerund of overlard.
What part of speech is overlarding?
Overlarding is a noun.
What is the plural of overlarding?
The plural of overlarding is overlardings.

Words near overlarding in the dictionary

  1. overlappingly
  2. overlappings
  3. overlaps
  4. overlard
  5. overlarded
  6. overlarding
  7. overlardings
  8. overlards
  9. overlarge
  10. overlargely
  11. overlargeness

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