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overnetting

overnetting is the present participle and gerund of overnet.

Meaning of overnet

Verb

overnet (third-person singular simple present overnets, present participle overnetting, simple past and past participle overnetted)

  1. (transitive) To cover with a net or netting.
    • Just beyond, creosote posts were overnetted with chicken wire, on which church ladies in summer spread tablecloths and set out food.2011, Mark Childress, A World Made of Fire, page 45
  2. To fish too much using nets.

Questions about overnetting

What is overnetting the present participle and gerund of?
Overnetting is the present participle and gerund of overnet.

Words near overnetting in the dictionary

  1. overnervousness
  2. overness
  3. overnet
  4. overnets
  5. overnetted
  6. overnetting
  7. overneutralization
  8. overneutralize
  9. overneutralized
  10. overneutralizes
  11. overneutralizing

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