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overwaxing

overwaxing is the present participle and gerund of overwax.

Meaning of overwax

Verb

overwax (third-person singular simple present overwaxes, present participle overwaxing, simple past and past participle overwaxed)

  1. (transitive) To apply too much wax to.
    • an overwaxed floor
  2. (intransitive, obsolete) To wax or grow too rapidly or too much.

Questions about overwaxing

What is overwaxing the present participle and gerund of?
Overwaxing is the present participle and gerund of overwax.

Words near overwaxing in the dictionary

  1. overwatering
  2. overwaters
  3. overwax
  4. overwaxed
  5. overwaxes
  6. overwaxing
  7. overweak
  8. overwealth
  9. overwealthy
  10. overweaning
  11. overweaponed

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