"overquery" meaning in English

See overquery in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: overqueries [present, singular, third-person], overquerying [participle, present], overqueried [participle, past], overqueried [past]
Etymology: over- + query Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|query}} over- + query Head templates: {{en-verb}} overquery (third-person singular simple present overqueries, present participle overquerying, simple past and past participle overqueried)
  1. To ask too many questions.
    Sense id: en-overquery-en-verb-AtXLpCHI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

Inflected forms

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