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overshading

overshading is the present participle and gerund of overshade.

Meaning of overshade

Verb

overshade (third-person singular simple present overshades, present participle overshading, simple past and past participle overshaded)

  1. To cast a shadow over, to overshadow.
    • as a veil, / Waved and o'ershading her wan cheek, appears / Her streaming hair [...].1819, Lord Byron, Don Juan, section I

Questions about overshading

What is overshading the present participle and gerund of?
Overshading is the present participle and gerund of overshade.

Words near overshading in the dictionary

  1. oversexualizing
  2. oversexy
  3. overshade
  4. overshaded
  5. overshades
  6. overshading
  7. overshadow
  8. overshadowed
  9. overshadower
  10. overshadowers
  11. overshadowest

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