"overtell" meaning in All languages combined

See overtell on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: overtells [present, singular, third-person], overtelling [participle, present], overtold [participle, past], overtold [past]
Etymology: From over- + tell. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|tell}} over- + tell Head templates: {{en-verb|overtells|overtelling|overtold}} overtell (third-person singular simple present overtells, present participle overtelling, simple past and past participle overtold)
  1. (transitive) To exaggerate or be more explicit than needed; tell too much or too often, etc. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-overtell-en-verb-SiskQQAv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

Inflected forms

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