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overlording

overlording is the present participle and gerund of overlord.

Meaning of overlord

Verb

overlord (third-person singular simple present overlords, present participle overlording, simple past and past participle overlorded)

  1. To rule over; to domineer.
    • Poor Johnny one-note sang out with gusto / And just overlorded the place1937, Rodgers and Hart, “Johnny One Note”

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Questions about overlording

What is overlording the present participle and gerund of?
Overlording is the present participle and gerund of overlord.

Words near overlording in the dictionary

  1. overloquacious
  2. overloquaciousness
  3. overloquacity
  4. overlord
  5. overlorded
  6. overlording
  7. overlordliness
  8. overlords
  9. overlordship
  10. overlordships
  11. overloud

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