"overgesture" meaning in All languages combined

See overgesture on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: overgestures [present, singular, third-person], overgesturing [participle, present], overgestured [participle, past], overgestured [past]
Etymology: From over- + gesture. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|over-|gesture}} over- + gesture Head templates: {{en-verb}} overgesture (third-person singular simple present overgestures, present participle overgesturing, simple past and past participle overgestured)
  1. To gesture excessively.

Inflected forms

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