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overoiling

overoiling is the present participle and gerund of overoil.

Meaning of overoil

Verb

overoil (third-person singular simple present overoils, present participle overoiling, simple past and past participle overoiled)

  1. (transitive) To oil too much.
    Antonyms:
    underoil

Questions about overoiling

What is overoiling the present participle and gerund of?
Overoiling is the present participle and gerund of overoil.

Words near overoiling in the dictionary

  1. overoffensive
  2. overofficered
  3. overofficious
  4. overoil
  5. overoiled
  6. overoiling
  7. overoils
  8. overoperate
  9. overoperated
  10. overoperates
  11. overoperating

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