"overmike" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: overmikes [present, singular, third-person], overmiking [participle, present], overmiked [participle, past], overmiked [past]
Etymology: over- + mike Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|mike}} over- + mike Head templates: {{en-verb}} overmike (third-person singular simple present overmikes, present participle overmiking, simple past and past participle overmiked)
  1. (transitive) To make too loud by means of a poorly positioned microphone. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-overmike-en-verb-i7ieKPZn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

Inflected forms

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