OVERBURDENING

Verb

overburdening

present participle of overburden

Source: Wiktionary


OVERBURDEN

O`ver*bur"den, v. t.

Definition: To load with too great weight or too much care, etc. Sir P. Sidney.

O"ver*bur`den, n.

Definition: The waste which overlies good stone in a quarry. Raymond.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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CONVULSIVE

(adjective) affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm; ā€œconvulsive motionsā€; ā€œhis body made a spasmodic jerkā€; ā€œspastic movementsā€


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