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painting over

painting over is the present participle and gerund of paint over.

Meaning of paint over

Verb

paint over (third-person singular simple present paints over, present participle painting over, simple past and past participle painted over)

  1. (transitive) To coat with a substance by painting it on.
    • He painted over the graffiti on the wall.

Questions about painting over

What is painting over the present participle and gerund of?
Painting over is the present participle and gerund of paint over.

Words near painting over in the dictionary

  1. painting down
  2. painting knife
  3. painting knives
  4. painting oneself into a corner
  5. painting out
  6. painting over
  7. painting rocks
  8. painting the tape
  9. painting the town
  10. painting the town red
  11. painting the wagon

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