Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overripen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-ripen
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To ripen too much; to become overripe.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From over- + ripen.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

overripens (present, singular) overripening (participle, present) overripened (participle, past) overripened (past)

Questions

What does overripen mean?
To ripen too much; to become overripe.
Where does overripen come from?
From over- + ripen.

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