OVERGOING

Verb

overgoing

present participle of overgo

Noun

overgoing (plural overgoings)

An excess; behaviour that goes too far.

Anagrams

• going over, going-over, goingover

Source: Wiktionary


OVERGO

O`ver*go", v. t. [imp. Overwent; p. p. Overgone; p. pr. & vb. n. Overgoing.] Etym: [AS. ofergan.]

1. To travel over. [R.] Shak.

2. To exceed; to surpass. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney.

3. To cover. [Obs.] Chapman.

4. To oppress; to weigh down. [Obs.] Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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