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overshaking

overshaking is the present participle and gerund 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 overshaking

What is overshaking the present participle and gerund of?
Overshaking is the present participle and gerund of overshake.

Words near overshaking in the dictionary

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

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