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overturning

overturning noun: the act by which something is overturned. Also the present participle and gerund of overturn.

Noun

overturning (plural overturnings)

  1. The act by which something is overturned.
    • But after that there were three general overturnings before Christ came, in the succession of the three great monarchies of the world, after the Babylonish empire.a. 1758, Jonathan Edwards, History of Redemption

Also used as

overturning is also the present participle and gerund of overturn.

Forms of overturning

pluraloverturnings

Questions about overturning

What does overturning mean?
Overturning means the act by which something is overturned.
What part of speech is overturning?
Overturning is a noun.
What is the plural of overturning?
The plural of overturning is overturnings.

Words near overturning in the dictionary

  1. overturned
  2. overturner
  3. overturners
  4. overturnest
  5. overturneth
  6. overturning
  7. overturnings
  8. overturns
  9. overtutor
  10. overtutored
  11. overtutoring

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