Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overgoing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: over-go-ing
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of overgo

noun

An excess; behaviour that goes too far.

Example Sentences

"Similarly the outbreakings and overgoings of crass youth may well be classed as another sort of running riot."

Inflected Forms

overgoings (plural)

Questions

What does overgoing mean?: present participle and gerund of overgo

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