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oversteeping

oversteeping is the present participle and gerund of oversteep.

Meaning of oversteep

Verb

oversteep (third-person singular simple present oversteeps, present participle oversteeping, simple past and past participle oversteeped)

  1. (transitive) To steep for too long.
    • Tannins give red wine a chompy, dry bitterness—think oversteeped tea—that can be off-putting when a wine is young.2012, Stanley Tucci, Joan Tucci, Gianni Scappin, The Tucci Cookbook, page 31

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Questions about oversteeping

What is oversteeping the present participle and gerund of?
Oversteeping is the present participle and gerund of oversteep.

Words near oversteeping in the dictionary

  1. oversteeped
  2. oversteepen
  3. oversteepened
  4. oversteepening
  5. oversteepens
  6. oversteeping
  7. oversteeps
  8. oversteer
  9. oversteered
  10. oversteering
  11. oversteers

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