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oversweetening

oversweetening is the present participle and gerund of oversweeten.

Meaning of oversweeten

Verb

oversweeten (third-person singular simple present oversweetens, present participle oversweetening, simple past and past participle oversweetened)

  1. (transitive) To make too sweet.
    • I could barely eat the oversweetened processed foods.

Questions about oversweetening

What is oversweetening the present participle and gerund of?
Oversweetening is the present participle and gerund of oversweeten.

Words near oversweetening in the dictionary

  1. oversweeping
  2. oversweeps
  3. oversweet
  4. oversweeten
  5. oversweetened
  6. oversweetening
  7. oversweetens
  8. oversweetly
  9. oversweetness
  10. overswell
  11. overswelled

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