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overspeeding

overspeeding is the present participle and gerund of overspeed.

Meaning of overspeed

Verb

overspeed (third-person singular simple present overspeeds, present participle overspeeding, simple past and past participle (chiefly US) oversped or (chiefly UK) overspeeded)

  1. (intransitive) To travel excessively fast or beyond the permitted rate.
    • Caully-flowers over-speeding to pome and head..should be quite erradicated ^([sic – meaning eradicated]).1691, John Evelyn, Kalendarium Hortense
  2. (intransitive, sometimes, transitive, usually) To operate an engine or machine too fast.
    • The device should be periodically tested by overspeeding the engine say once a month.1949, A. C. Walshaw, Heat Engines (3 ed.)
  3. (India, intransitive) To speed; to drive a vehicle faster than the permitted speed limit.

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Adjective

overspeeding (not comparable)

  1. Travelling at an excessive speed.

Forms of overspeeding

alternative formover-speeding

Questions about overspeeding

What does overspeeding mean?
Overspeeding means travelling at an excessive speed.
What is overspeeding the present participle and gerund of?
Overspeeding is the present participle and gerund of overspeed.
What part of speech is overspeeding?
Overspeeding is an adjective.

Words near overspeeding in the dictionary

  1. overspeculative
  2. oversped
  3. overspeed
  4. overspeeded
  5. overspeedily
  6. overspeeding
  7. overspeeds
  8. overspeedy
  9. overspell
  10. overspelled
  11. overspelling

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