Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overshine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-shine
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To shine over or upon; to illumine.

verb

To excel in shining; to outshine.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From over- + shine.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

overshines (present, singular) overshining (participle, present) overshone (participle, past) overshone (past)

Questions

What does overshine mean?
To shine over or upon; to illumine.
Where does overshine come from?
From over- + shine.

How to pronounce overshine

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