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oversouling

oversouling noun: the excessive use of melisma in singing.

Noun

oversouling (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory) The excessive use of melisma in singing.

Origin of oversouling

From over- + soul + -ing, coined by the music journalist and producer Jerry Wexler.

Questions about oversouling

What does oversouling mean?
Oversouling means the excessive use of melisma in singing.
What part of speech is oversouling?
Oversouling is a noun.

Words near oversouling in the dictionary

  1. oversorrowed
  2. oversorrowing
  3. oversorrows
  4. oversot
  5. oversoul
  6. oversouling
  7. oversouls
  8. oversour
  9. oversoured
  10. oversouring
  11. oversours

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