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overpowdering

overpowdering is the present participle and gerund of overpowder.

Meaning of overpowder

Verb

overpowder (third-person singular simple present overpowders, present participle overpowdering, simple past and past participle overpowdered)

  1. (transitive) To use too much powder on.
    • Writing in his quaint way of the salt of the word, he says, "Indeed, a man may overpowder, and there is discretion in salting."1868, “Out-of-the-way books and authors; the works of Thomas Adams”, in Putnam's Magazine, volume 1, page 367

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Questions about overpowdering

What is overpowdering the present participle and gerund of?
Overpowdering is the present participle and gerund of overpowder.

Words near overpowdering in the dictionary

  1. overpoured
  2. overpouring
  3. overpours
  4. overpowder
  5. overpowdered
  6. overpowdering
  7. overpowders
  8. overpower
  9. overpowerable
  10. overpowered
  11. overpoweredly

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