overbearing
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Definition of overbearing
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
verb
- (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of overbear
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verb
- (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of overbear
adj
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Overly bossy, domineering, arrogant, forceful, intense, or annoying.
“In the same year, 1844, negotiations were begun to strengthen the North Union's position by an amalgamation with the Liverpool & Manchester and Grand Junction companies, but at the eleventh hour the shareholders took exception to the rather overbearing ways of the Grand Junction, and backed out.”
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Etymology
From overbear (“to bear down (on)”) + -ing.
Words you can make from overbearing
200+ playable · top: BEAVERING (15 pts)
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4 words8-letter words
13 words7-letter words
41 words- BRAVING 13 pts
- OVERBIG 13 pts
- VERBING 13 pts
- BREVIER 12 pts
- VERBENA 12 pts
- AVENGER 11 pts
- ENGRAVE 11 pts
- GRIEVER 11 pts
- GROVIER 11 pts
- OVERAGE 11 pts
- OVERING 11 pts
- REAVING 11 pts
- REEVING 11 pts
- REGIVEN 11 pts
- VEERING 11 pts
- VINEGAR 11 pts
- BARRING 10 pts
- BEARING 10 pts
- BEGONIA 10 pts
- BEGORRA 10 pts
- BEGROAN 10 pts
- BRINGER 10 pts
- GERBERA 10 pts
- NERVIER 10 pts
- OVERRAN 10 pts
- RAVENER 10 pts
- REBEGAN 10 pts
- REBEGIN 10 pts
- VERNIER 10 pts
- BARNIER 9 pts
- ENROBER 9 pts
- ANGRIER 8 pts
- EARRING 8 pts
- GRAINER 8 pts
- GROANER 8 pts
- IGNORER 8 pts
- RANGIER 8 pts
- REARING 8 pts
- REGINAE 8 pts
- ROARING 8 pts
- ONERIER 7 pts
6-letter words
95 words- BEAVER 11 pts
- BOVINE 11 pts
- BRAVER 11 pts
- REVERB 11 pts
- AVENGE 10 pts
- GENEVA 10 pts
- GOVERN 10 pts
- GRAVEN 10 pts
- GRAVER 10 pts
- GREAVE 10 pts
- GRIEVE 10 pts
- RAVING 10 pts
- REGAVE 10 pts
- REGIVE 10 pts
- RIVAGE 10 pts
- ROVING 10 pts
- VERGER 10 pts
- VIRAGO 10 pts
- VIRGAE 10 pts
- VIRGER 10 pts
- ARRIVE 9 pts
- BAGNIO 9 pts
- BANGER 9 pts
- BAREGE 9 pts
- BARGEE 9 pts
- BARING 9 pts
- BARONG 9 pts
- BEGONE 9 pts
- BEIGER 9 pts
- BEIGNE 9 pts
- BINGER 9 pts
- BIOGEN 9 pts
- BORAGE 9 pts
- BORING 9 pts
- BROGAN 9 pts
- ENVIER 9 pts
- ENVIRO 9 pts
- GABION 9 pts
- GRABEN 9 pts
- NAIVER 9 pts
- ORBING 9 pts
- RAVIER 9 pts
- RAVINE 9 pts
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- REIVER 9 pts
- RENVOI 9 pts
- RIEVER 9 pts
- ROBING 9 pts
- VAINER 9 pts
- VARIER 9 pts
- VEINER 9 pts
- VENIRE 9 pts
- VERIER 9 pts
- AEROBE 8 pts
- BARREN 8 pts
- BARRIO 8 pts
- BEANIE 8 pts
- BEARER 8 pts
- BONIER 8 pts
- BORANE 8 pts
- BOREEN 8 pts
- BRINER 8 pts
- BROIER 8 pts
- ENROBE 8 pts
- ORBIER 8 pts
- REBORE 8 pts
- REBORN 8 pts
- EARING 7 pts
- ENRAGE 7 pts
- ERINGO 7 pts
- ERRING 7 pts
- GAINER 7 pts
- GARNER 7 pts
- GARRON 7 pts
- GENERA 7 pts
- GORIER 7 pts
- IGNORE 7 pts
- OARING 7 pts
- ONAGER 7 pts
- ONAGRI 7 pts
- ORANGE 7 pts
- ORIGAN 7 pts
- RANGER 7 pts
- RARING 7 pts
- REAGIN 7 pts
- REGAIN 7 pts
- REGEAR 7 pts
- REGINA 7 pts
- REGION 7 pts
- RINGER 7 pts
- AERIER 6 pts
- EARNER 6 pts
- IRONER 6 pts
- NEARER 6 pts
- REEARN 6 pts
5-letter words
46 words- ABOVE 10 pts
- BEVOR 10 pts
- BRAVE 10 pts
- BRAVI 10 pts
- BRAVO 10 pts
- BREVE 10 pts
- GANEV 9 pts
- AIVER 8 pts
- AVION 8 pts
- BARGE 8 pts
- BEGAN 8 pts
- BEGIN 8 pts
- BEIGE 8 pts
- BEING 8 pts
- BINGE 8 pts
- BINGO 8 pts
- BOGAN 8 pts
- BOGIE 8 pts
- BOING 8 pts
- BRING 8 pts
- ENVOI 8 pts
- ARBOR 7 pts
- BAIRN 7 pts
- BARER 7 pts
- BARON 7 pts
- BARRE 7 pts
- BEANO 7 pts
- BINER 7 pts
- BONER 7 pts
- BORER 7 pts
- BORNE 7 pts
- BRAIN 7 pts
- BRIAR 7 pts
- BRIER 7 pts
- BRINE 7 pts
- AGENE 6 pts
- AGONE 6 pts
- AGREE 6 pts
- ANGER 6 pts
- ARGON 6 pts
- EAGER 6 pts
- EAGRE 6 pts
- GARNI 6 pts
- AERIE 5 pts
- AIRER 5 pts
- ARENE 5 pts
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