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overperching

overperching is the present participle and gerund of overperch.

Meaning of overperch

Verb

overperch (third-person singular simple present overperches, present participle overperching, simple past and past participle overperched)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To perch upon; to fly over.
    • With love's light wings did I o'er-perch these wallsc. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
  2. To tower over

Questions about overperching

What is overperching the present participle and gerund of?
Overperching is the present participle and gerund of overperch.

Words near overperching in the dictionary

  1. overperceiving
  2. overperception
  3. overperch
  4. overperched
  5. overperches
  6. overperching
  7. overpercolated
  8. overperemptory
  9. overperform
  10. overperformance
  11. overperformances

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