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overslowing

overslowing is the present participle and gerund of overslow.

Meaning of overslow

Verb

overslow (third-person singular simple present overslows, present participle overslowing, simple past and past participle overslowed)

  1. To render slow; to check; to curb.
    • overſlow this furious drivera. 1660, Henry Hammond, a sermon

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Questions about overslowing

What is overslowing the present participle and gerund of?
Overslowing is the present participle and gerund of overslow.

Words near overslowing in the dictionary

  1. overslipt
  2. overslop
  3. overslops
  4. overslow
  5. overslowed
  6. overslowing
  7. overslowness
  8. overslows
  9. overslung
  10. oversmall
  11. oversman

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