overhanging

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overhanging

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of overhang Charlbury, between Oxford and Worcester, is one of the few surviving Italianate stations designed by Brunel. Built in 1853, it is characterised by the broad overhanging hipped roof, providing shelter at front and rear.

noun overhangings

  1. Synonym of overhang.

    Similar: overhang

adjective

  1. not comparable Physically hanging over something. the overhanging cliff
  2. not comparable Impending; approaching. Before the word was spoken Carrados had had a flash of realization. It came with the nature-sense of overhanging danger, with the subtle change of intention in the arm that touched his own, with the slight chirrup of a stoppered phial being opened—but it came too late.

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@misc{overhanging_2026,
  title = {overhanging},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/overhanging},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}