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protesting too much

protesting too much is the present participle and gerund of protest too much.

Meaning of protest too much

Verb

protest too much (third-person singular simple present protests too much, present participle protesting too much, simple past and past participle protested too much)

  1. (idiomatic) To insist so passionately about something that people suspect the opposite of what one is saying.

Questions about protesting too much

What is protesting too much the present participle and gerund of?
Protesting too much is the present participle and gerund of protest too much.

Words near protesting too much in the dictionary

  1. protested
  2. protested too much
  3. protester
  4. protesters
  5. protesting
  6. protesting too much
  7. protestingly
  8. protestings
  9. protestive
  10. protestor
  11. protestors

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