Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overhung

/oʊvəɹˈhʌŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables: over-hung
IPA: /oʊvəɹˈhʌŋ/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of overhang

adj

Covered over; ornamented with hangings.

adj

Suspended from above or from the top.

adj

That hangs over; overhanging.

Example Sentences

"[T]he former, is but a vacant edifice; gilded, it may be, and overhung with old votive gifts, yet useless, nay pestilentially unclean[.]"
"an overhung door"
"Though almost engulfed by Bedford, Elstow's claim to villagedom is still maintained by two fine rows of timber-framed, overhung, black-and-white cottages and the timber and herringbone-brick Swan pub."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /oʊvəɹˈhʌŋ/

Rhymes With

young among tongue hung lung sung kung swung chung sprung flung strung

Questions

How do you pronounce overhung?: The recorded pronunciation is /oʊvəɹˈhʌŋ/.
What does overhung mean?: simple past and past participle of overhang

How to pronounce overhung

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