"overscreen" meaning in English

See overscreen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: overscreens [present, singular, third-person], overscreening [participle, present], overscreened [participle, past], overscreened [past]
Etymology: From over- + screen. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|screen}} over- + screen Head templates: {{en-verb}} overscreen (third-person singular simple present overscreens, present participle overscreening, simple past and past participle overscreened)
  1. To screen excessively

Inflected forms

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