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overplucking

overplucking is the present participle and gerund of overpluck.

Meaning of overpluck

Verb

overpluck (third-person singular simple present overplucks, present participle overplucking, simple past and past participle overplucked)

  1. To pluck something too much, usually one's eyebrows
    • Brows should be sculpted, but not severe (no overplucking), with a high arch.2009 January 8, Laura Holson, “Working Toward Veronica Lake”, in New York Times

Questions about overplucking

What is overplucking the present participle and gerund of?
Overplucking is the present participle and gerund of overpluck.

Words near overplucking in the dictionary

  1. overplowed
  2. overplowing
  3. overplows
  4. overpluck
  5. overplucked
  6. overplucking
  7. overplucks
  8. overplump
  9. overplumpness
  10. overplus
  11. overplusage

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