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overtoning

overtoning is the present participle and gerund of overtone.

Meaning of overtone

Verb

overtone (third-person singular simple present overtones, present participle overtoning, simple past and past participle overtoned)

  1. (transitive) To give an overtone to.
    • The flesh tints appear to have been darkened by being overworked; the draperies are overtoned in the same way […]1860, The Art Journal, page 39

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Questions about overtoning

What is overtoning the present participle and gerund of?
Overtoning is the present participle and gerund of overtone.

Words near overtoning in the dictionary

  1. Overton windows
  2. overtone
  3. overtone singing
  4. overtoned
  5. overtones
  6. overtoning
  7. Overtons
  8. overtook
  9. overtop
  10. overtopped
  11. overtoppeth

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