Synonyms for overhanging
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : verb oh-ver-hang; noun oh-ver-hang |
| Phonetic Transcription : verb ˌoʊ vərˈhæŋ; noun ˈoʊ vərˌhæŋ |
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Définition of overhanging
Origin :- 1590s, from over- + hang (v.). Related: Overhung; overhanging.
- verb bulge, hang over
- The overhanging rock sheltered him from the heat of the sun.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
- A may bush, overhanging a little precipice of chalk, caught her eye.
- Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit
- I saw only the lower end of our balloon, which was overhanging its base, all loose and baggy.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- He had driven his way through the overhanging foliage of the river.
- Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum
- Miles and Ward paused in the shadow of an overhanging wall and wiped their faces.
- Extract from : « The Heads of Apex » by Francis Flagg
- "I must be getting back to my overhanging warehouse," said the man.
- Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster
- In stooping to avoid an overhanging branch he brushed against her.
- Extract from : « Garrison's Finish » by W. B. M. Ferguson
- He sought to rise, and struck his head against the overhanging rock.
- Extract from : « Out of the Depths » by Robert Ames Bennet
- Then he caught the branch of an overhanging shrub, and with this saved himself.
- Extract from : « Billy Topsail & Company » by Norman Duncan
- We had quite a little fracas years ago about these overhanging boughs.
- Extract from : « Aunt Rachel » by David Christie Murray
Antonyms for overhanging
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