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oversing

oversing verb: to sing with too much effort or embellishment.

Verb

oversing (third-person singular simple present oversings, present participle oversinging, simple past oversang, past participle oversung)

  1. To sing with too much effort or embellishment.
    • Though his songs are hugely ambitious — the majestic bombast of “Llueve Por Dentro,” or the blithe, sinuous dance-pop of “La Mentira” — Mr. Fonsi never oversings them, an impressive demonstration of restraint.2009 February 8, Jon Caramanica, “Voices Newly Amplified by Grammy Nominations”, in New York Times

Forms of oversing

third-person singular presentoversings
present participleoversinging
pastoversang
past participleoversung

Origin of oversing

From over- + sing.

Questions about oversing

What does oversing mean?
Oversing means to sing with too much effort or embellishment.
What part of speech is oversing?
Oversing is a verb.
What is the past tense of oversing?
The past tense of oversing is oversang.

Words near oversing in the dictionary

  1. oversimplistic
  2. oversimplistically
  3. oversimply
  4. oversincere
  5. oversincerity
  6. oversing
  7. oversinging
  8. oversings
  9. oversit
  10. oversite
  11. oversites

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