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overwatering

overwatering is the present participle and gerund of overwater.

Meaning of overwater

Verb

overwater (third-person singular simple present overwaters, present participle overwatering, simple past and past participle overwatered)

  1. (transitive) To water too much.
    • Cyperus are natives of tropical swamps, so it's virtually impossible to overwater them.2018 May 9, Rebecca Straus, Dabney Frake, “7 Houseplants You Can’t Kill by Overwatering”, in Apartment Therapy, archived from the original on 09 May 2018

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Questions about overwatering

What is overwatering the present participle and gerund of?
Overwatering is the present participle and gerund of overwater.

Words near overwatering in the dictionary

  1. overwatchers
  2. overwatches
  3. overwatching
  4. overwater
  5. overwatered
  6. overwatering
  7. overwaters
  8. overwax
  9. overwaxed
  10. overwaxes
  11. overwaxing

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