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overweighing

overweighing is the present participle and gerund of overweigh.

Meaning of overweigh

Verb

overweigh (third-person singular simple present overweighs, present participle overweighing, simple past and past participle overweighed)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To exceed in weight, outweigh; to preponderate; to weigh down.
    • And when the princely Perſean Diadem,
      Shall ouerweigh his wearie witleſſe head,
      And fall like mellowed fruit, with ſhakes of death,
      In faire Perſea noble Tamburlain
      Shall be my Regent, and remaine as King:c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC...

Questions about overweighing

What is overweighing the present participle and gerund of?
Overweighing is the present participle and gerund of overweigh.

Words near overweighing in the dictionary

  1. overweep
  2. overweeping
  3. overweeps
  4. overweigh
  5. overweighed
  6. overweighing
  7. overweighs
  8. overweight
  9. overweight spaceship
  10. overweightage
  11. overweighted

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