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overshowing

overshowing is the present participle and gerund of overshow.

Meaning of overshow

Verb

overshow (third-person singular simple present overshows, present participle overshowing, simple past overshowed, past participle overshown)

  1. (transitive) to show excessively or too much
    • It is a grave mistake to overshow your stock, and one that the novice must always guard against.1912, George A. Townsend, Practical Rabbit Keeping - Page 103

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Questions about overshowing

What is overshowing the present participle and gerund of?
Overshowing is the present participle and gerund of overshow.

Words near overshowing in the dictionary

  1. overshowed
  2. overshower
  3. overshowered
  4. overshowering
  5. overshowers
  6. overshowing
  7. overshown
  8. overshows
  9. overshrank
  10. overshrewd
  11. overshrink

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