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overshaken

overshaken is the past participle of overshake.

Meaning of overshake

Verb

overshake (third-person singular simple present overshakes, present participle overshaking, simple past overshook, past participle overshaken)

  1. To shake too much.
    • Always shake hands at a job interview, but try not to overshake.
  2. (obsolete) To shake over or away; to drive away; to disperse.

Questions about overshaken

What is overshaken the past participle of?
Overshaken is the past participle of overshake.

Words near overshaken in the dictionary

  1. overshadowings
  2. overshadowment
  3. overshadows
  4. overshadowy
  5. overshake
  6. overshaken
  7. overshakes
  8. overshaking
  9. overshampoo
  10. overshampooed
  11. overshampooing

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