overtell

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From over- +‎ tell.

Verb[edit]

overtell (third-person singular simple present overtells, present participle overtelling, simple past and past participle overtold)

  1. (transitive) To exaggerate or be more explicit than needed; tell too much or too often, etc.