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oversprinkling

oversprinkling is the present participle and gerund of oversprinkle.

Meaning of oversprinkle

Verb

oversprinkle (third-person singular simple present oversprinkles, present participle oversprinkling, simple past and past participle oversprinkled)

  1. (transitive) To sprinkle over.
  2. (nonce-word, transitive) To be sprinkled over (something).
    • While the stars that oversprinkle / All the heavens seem to twinkle / With a crystalline delight.1849, Edgar Allan Poe, The Bells

Questions about oversprinkling

What is oversprinkling the present participle and gerund of?
Oversprinkling is the present participle and gerund of oversprinkle.

Words near oversprinkling in the dictionary

  1. overspringing
  2. oversprings
  3. oversprinkle
  4. oversprinkled
  5. oversprinkles
  6. oversprinkling
  7. oversprung
  8. overspun
  9. oversquare
  10. oversqueamish
  11. oversqueamishness

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