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overthrusting

overthrusting is the present participle and gerund of overthrust.

Meaning of overthrust

Verb

overthrust (third-person singular simple present overthrusts, present participle overthrusting, simple past and past participle overthrusted or overthrust)

  1. (intransitive) Of a body of rock: to force itself over another.

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Questions about overthrusting

What is overthrusting the present participle and gerund of?
Overthrusting is the present participle and gerund of overthrust.

Words near overthrusting in the dictionary

  1. overthrowing
  2. overthrown
  3. overthrows
  4. overthrust
  5. overthrusted
  6. overthrusting
  7. overthrusts
  8. overthunk
  9. overthwart
  10. overthwartly
  11. overthwartness

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