Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overpraising

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: over-prais-ing
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of overpraise

noun

Excessive or undue praising.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: overpreisung

Usage

Inflected Forms

overpraisings (plural)

Questions

What does overpraising mean?: present participle and gerund of overpraise
Where does overpraising come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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