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oversalting

oversalting is the present participle and gerund of oversalt.

Meaning of oversalt

Verb

oversalt (third-person singular simple present oversalts, present participle oversalting, simple past and past participle oversalted)

  1. To add too much salt to (something)
    • On one occasion the caldo verde succeeded admirably, flavors and texture nicely balanced; on another, the sausage had unaccountably been omitted and the broth oversalted.1988 July 15, Sondra Rosenberg, “Restaurant Tours: Brazil, Portugal, and Albany Park”, in Chicago Reader

Questions about oversalting

What is oversalting the present participle and gerund of?
Oversalting is the present participle and gerund of oversalt.

Words near oversalting in the dictionary

  1. oversales
  2. oversalivation
  3. oversalt
  4. oversalted
  5. oversaltiness
  6. oversalting
  7. oversalts
  8. oversalty
  9. oversample
  10. oversampled
  11. oversampler

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