"overponder" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: overponders [present, singular, third-person], overpondering [participle, present], overpondered [participle, past], overpondered [past]
Rhymes: -ɒndə(ɹ) Etymology: From over- + ponder. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|ponder}} over- + ponder Head templates: {{en-verb}} overponder (third-person singular simple present overponders, present participle overpondering, simple past and past participle overpondered)
  1. (transitive) To ponder or consider too much. Tags: transitive Synonyms: overthink

Inflected forms

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