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overmodulating

overmodulating is the present participle and gerund of overmodulate.

Meaning of overmodulate

Verb

overmodulate (third-person singular simple present overmodulates, present participle overmodulating, simple past and past participle overmodulated)

  1. (transitive) To modulate too much.
    • Perhaps that’s why the first and title song of “Some Loud Thunder” is distorted to become nearly unlistenable, and the next track, “Emily Jean Stock,” is wrecked by overmodulated drums.2007 January 29, Jon Pareles, “New CDs”, in New York Times

Questions about overmodulating

What is overmodulating the present participle and gerund of?
Overmodulating is the present participle and gerund of overmodulate.

Words near overmodulating in the dictionary

  1. overmodify
  2. overmodifying
  3. overmodulate
  4. overmodulated
  5. overmodulates
  6. overmodulating
  7. overmodulation
  8. overmoist
  9. overmoisten
  10. overmoistened
  11. overmoistening

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