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overbearing

English

Etymology

From overbear (“to bear down (on)”) +? -ing.

Verb

overbearing

  1. present participle of overbear

Adjective

overbearing (comparative more overbearing, superlative most overbearing)

  1. Overly bossy, domineering, or arrogant.

Synonyms

  • demanding, dictatorial, dominant, haughty, high-handed
  • See also Thesaurus:bossy
  • See also Thesaurus:arrogant

Derived terms

  • overbearingly
  • overbearingness

Translations

Further reading

  • overbearing in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • overbearing in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
  • overbearing at OneLook Dictionary Search

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lashing

English

Etymology

lash +? -ing

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?læ???/
  • Rhymes: -æ???

Noun

lashing (countable and uncountable, plural lashings)

  1. Something used to tie something or lash it to something.
  2. (in the form "lashings of"): plenty of
  3. The act of one who, or that which, lashes; castigation; chastisement.
    • 1744 (first published), Robert South, Five additional volumes of sermons preached upon several occasions
      the lashings out of his luxur

Translations

Verb

lashing

  1. present participle of lash
  2. (Ireland, slang) Raining heavily.

Anagrams

  • Anglish, Singhal, ashling, haglins, halsing, shaling

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