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overwearying

overwearying is the present participle and gerund of overweary.

Meaning of overweary

Verb

overweary (third-person singular simple present overwearies, present participle overwearying, simple past and past participle overwearied)

  1. (transitive) To weary too much; to tire out.
    • he hung down his head, as overwearied, and leaned upon his pulpit1688, John Dryden, The Life of St Francis Xavier

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Questions about overwearying

What is overwearying the present participle and gerund of?
Overwearying is the present participle and gerund of overweary.

Words near overwearying in the dictionary

  1. overwearied
  2. overwearies
  3. overwearing
  4. overwears
  5. overweary
  6. overwearying
  7. overweather
  8. overweathered
  9. overweathering
  10. overweathers
  11. overween

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