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overshining

overshining is the present participle and gerund of overshine.

Meaning of overshine

Verb

overshine (third-person singular simple present overshines, present participle overshining, simple past and past participle overshone)

  1. (poetic) To shine over or upon; to illumine.
    • join our lights together,
      And overshine the earthc. 1591–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Third Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard...
  2. (poetic) To excel in shining; to outshine.
    • Tamora, queen of Goths,
      That, like the stately Phæbe 'mongst her nymphs,
      Dost overshine the gallant'st dames of Romec. 1588–1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Lamentable Tragedy of Titus Andronicus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...

Questions about overshining

What is overshining the present participle and gerund of?
Overshining is the present participle and gerund of overshine.

Words near overshining in the dictionary

  1. overshifted
  2. overshifting
  3. overshifts
  4. overshine
  5. overshines
  6. overshining
  7. overshirt
  8. overshirts
  9. overshock
  10. overshocked
  11. overshocking

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