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overspeak

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-s-peak
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To exceed in speaking.

verb

To speak too much; to use too many words.

Etymology

From Middle English *overspeken, from Old English ofersprecan (“to say too much”), equivalent to over- + speak.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *overspeken, ofersprecan

Inflected Forms

overspeaks (present, singular) overspeaking (participle, present) overspoke (past) overspoken (participle, past)

Questions

What does overspeak mean?
To exceed in speaking.
Where does overspeak come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce overspeak

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