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overpunctuating

overpunctuating is the present participle and gerund of overpunctuate.

Meaning of overpunctuate

Verb

overpunctuate (third-person singular simple present overpunctuates, present participle overpunctuating, simple past and past participle overpunctuated)

  1. To punctuate excessively.
    • Do not overpunctuate; it is much easier than to underpunctuate. The general tendency nowadays is to make punctuation less copious than formerly.1893, John F[ranklin] Genung, “The Sentence”, in Outlines of Rhetoric Embodied in Rules, Illustrative Examples, and a Progressive Course of Prose Composition, Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y.; Chicago...

Questions about overpunctuating

What is overpunctuating the present participle and gerund of?
Overpunctuating is the present participle and gerund of overpunctuate.

Words near overpunctuating in the dictionary

  1. overpunching
  2. overpunctilious
  3. overpunctuate
  4. overpunctuated
  5. overpunctuates
  6. overpunctuating
  7. overpunctuation
  8. overpungent
  9. overpunish
  10. overpunished
  11. overpunishes

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