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overlingering

overlingering is the present participle and gerund of overlinger.

Meaning of overlinger

Verb

overlinger (third-person singular simple present overlingers, present participle overlingering, simple past and past participle overlingered)

  1. (intransitive) To linger or remain for too long.

Questions about overlingering

What is overlingering the present participle and gerund of?
Overlingering is the present participle and gerund of overlinger.

Words near overlingering in the dictionary

  1. overlines
  2. overliness
  3. overling
  4. overlinger
  5. overlingered
  6. overlingering
  7. overlingers
  8. overlings
  9. overlining
  10. overlinings
  11. overlink

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