overpreaching
overpreaching is the present participle and gerund of overpreach.
Meaning of overpreach
Verb
overpreach (third-person singular simple present overpreaches, present participle overpreaching, simple past and past participle overpreached)
- To preach excessively.
- Galbraith once wrote, not without irony, that moralists tend to exaggerate the blessings of poverty and overpreach the dangers inherent in wealth.2006, Denis Goulet, Development Ethics at Work: Explorations - 1960-2002, page 35
Questions about overpreaching
- What is overpreaching the present participle and gerund of?
- Overpreaching is the present participle and gerund of overpreach.
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