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overprovoking

overprovoking is the present participle and gerund of overprovoke.

Meaning of overprovoke

Verb

overprovoke (third-person singular simple present overprovokes, present participle overprovoking, simple past and past participle overprovoked)

  1. To provoke excessively.
    • It grieves him [God], to be over-provoked to our punishment. Then doth he account the cart to crack, yea to break, when he is urged to break forth into just vengeance.1630–1634, Joseph Hall, “[Occasional Meditations, […]] On the Sight of a Loaded Cart.”, in Josiah Pratt, editor, The Works of the Right Reverend Father in God, Joseph Hall, D.D. […], volume VI...

Questions about overprovoking

What is overprovoking the present participle and gerund of?
Overprovoking is the present participle and gerund of overprovoke.

Words near overprovoking in the dictionary

  1. overprovisions
  2. overprovocation
  3. overprovoke
  4. overprovoked
  5. overprovokes
  6. overprovoking
  7. overprune
  8. overpruned
  9. overprunes
  10. overpruning
  11. overpsychologize

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