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overspilling

overspilling is the present participle and gerund of overspill.

Meaning of overspill

Verb

overspill (third-person singular simple present overspills, present participle overspilling, simple past and past participle overspilled or overspilt)

  1. To spill over, to overflow, to spill out of.
    • Further, Coventry's prosperity and rapid growth was threatening that it as well as Birmingham would require to overspill its boundaries.2002, Urlan Wannop, Regional Imperative: Regional Planning and Governance in Britain, page 93

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Questions about overspilling

What is overspilling the present participle and gerund of?
Overspilling is the present participle and gerund of overspill.

Words near overspilling in the dictionary

  1. overspicy
  2. overspill
  3. overspill estate
  4. overspill estates
  5. overspilled
  6. overspilling
  7. overspills
  8. overspilt
  9. overspin
  10. overspinning
  11. overspins

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