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- [verb oh-ver-huhng; adjective oh-ver-huhng]
- /verb ˌoʊ vərˈhʌŋ; adjective ˈoʊ vərˌhʌŋ/
- /ˌəʊ.vəˈhʌŋ/
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- [verb oh-ver-huhng; adjective oh-ver-huhng]
- /verb ˌoʊ vərˈhʌŋ; adjective ˈoʊ vərˌhʌŋ/
Definitions of overhung word
- verb overhung simple past tense and past participle of overhang. 1
- adjective overhung hung or suspended from above: an overhung door. 1
- verb with object overhung to hang or be suspended over: A great chandelier overhung the ballroom. 1
- verb with object overhung to extend, project, or jut over: A wide balcony overhangs the garden. 1
- verb with object overhung to impend over or threaten, as danger or evil; loom over: The threat of war overhung Europe. 1
- verb with object overhung to spread throughout; permeate; pervade: the melancholy that overhung the proceedings. 1
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Origin of overhung
First appearance:
before 1700 One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1700-10; over- + hung
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Parts of speech for Overhung
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
overhung popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
overhung usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for overhung
adjective overhung
- beetled — Projecting over.
verb overhung
- goosed — any of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks.
- impended — Simple past tense and past participle of impend.
- jutted — to extend beyond the main body or line; project; protrude (often followed by out): The narrow strip of land juts out into the bay.
- leaned — to incline or bend from a vertical position: She leaned out the window.
- loomed — a looming appearance, as of something seen indistinctly at a distance or through a fog: the loom of a moraine directly in their path.
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