overspeak
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English *overspeken, from Old English ofersprecan (“to say too much”), equivalent to over- + speak.
Verb[edit]
overspeak (third-person singular simple present overspeaks, present participle overspeaking, simple past overspoke, past participle overspoken)
- To exceed in speaking.
- To speak too much; to use too many words.
Translations[edit]
say too much
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References[edit]
- “overspeak”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.