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overleaking

overleaking is the present participle and gerund of overleak.

Meaning of overleak

Verb

overleak (third-person singular simple present overleaks, present participle overleaking, simple past and past participle overleaked)

  1. To leak over.
    • Without entering further into detail of all that took place at that remarkable interview, in which Mr. Bremner stated it was not his opinion only, but that of Mr. Crew and all on board, suffice it to say, Mr. Bremner's alarms were solely founded upon the belief that the ship would overleak the...1847, The Great Britain Steam Ship, page 51

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What is overleaking the present participle and gerund of?
Overleaking is the present participle and gerund of overleak.

Words near overleaking in the dictionary

  1. overleading
  2. overleads
  3. overleaf
  4. overleak
  5. overleaked
  6. overleaking
  7. overleaks
  8. overlean
  9. overleaned
  10. overleaning
  11. overleans

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