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overrestraining

overrestraining is the present participle and gerund of overrestrain.

Meaning of overrestrain

Verb

overrestrain (third-person singular simple present overrestrains, present participle overrestraining, simple past and past participle overrestrained)

  1. To restrain too much.
    • Don't overrestrain the mind once it is no longer racing, or overstimulate it once it is no longer sluggish, but recognize that the antidotes have worked and return to your normal practice.2003, Kunga Tenpay Nyima (Deshung Rinpoche), Kun-dgaʼ-bstan-paʼi-ñi-ma (Sde-gźun Luṅ-rig Sprul-sku), Victoria R.M. Scott, The Three Levels of Spiritual Perception, →ISBN

Questions about overrestraining

What is overrestraining the present participle and gerund of?
Overrestraining is the present participle and gerund of overrestrain.

Words near overrestraining in the dictionary

  1. overrestore
  2. overrestored
  3. overrestoring
  4. overrestrain
  5. overrestrained
  6. overrestraining
  7. overrestrains
  8. overrestrict
  9. overrestricted
  10. overrestricting
  11. overrestriction

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