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overroasting

overroasting is the present participle and gerund of overroast.

Meaning of overroast

Verb

overroast (third-person singular simple present overroasts, present participle overroasting, simple past and past participle overroasted)

  1. (transitive) To roast too much.
    • But now cuppings at independent cafes like Joe attract connoisseurs who wouldn’t be caught dead sipping an overroasted blend and regularly travel to another borough for superior beans.2008 May 29, Hannah Wallace, “Do I Detect a Hint of ... Joe?”, in New York Times

Questions about overroasting

What is overroasting the present participle and gerund of?
Overroasting is the present participle and gerund of overroast.

Words near overroasting in the dictionary

  1. overrisen
  2. overrises
  3. overrising
  4. overroast
  5. overroasted
  6. overroasting
  7. overroasts
  8. overrobe
  9. overrobes
  10. overrode
  11. overrode one's commission

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