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oversignaling

oversignaling is the present participle and gerund of oversignal.

Meaning of oversignal

Verb

oversignal (third-person singular simple present oversignals, present participle (US) oversignaling or (UK) oversignalling, simple past and past participle (US) oversignaled or (UK) oversignalled)

  1. To signal excessively.
    • Thus an employer who truly plans to stay around may have to "oversignal" with incentive systems that are too expensive for those who plan to cut and run […]1997, American Economic Association, Papers and Proceedings of the Annual Meeting

Questions about oversignaling

What is oversignaling the present participle and gerund of?
Oversignaling is the present participle and gerund of oversignal.

Words near oversignaling in the dictionary

  1. oversighting
  2. oversightly
  3. oversights
  4. oversignal
  5. oversignaled
  6. oversignaling
  7. oversignalled
  8. oversignalling
  9. oversignals
  10. oversigned
  11. oversignification

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