overheat
verb (used with object)
to heat to excess.
have been overheating
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present perfect progressiveof overheat.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Facebook’s photocopiers have been overheating with the pace at which it’s been replicating Snapchat’s features, so it was probably looking forward to the ability to finally overtake its rival in LA.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 19, 2017
Company officials also said they had high hopes of getting limited power to the facility to help pump water needed to cool reactors and the spent fuel rods that have been overheating.
From Reuters ● Mar. 17, 2011
But the Rhinds people may have been overheating their engines—slightly, systematically, and using a lot of water to cool the metal.
From The Submarine Boys' Lightning Cruise The Young Kings of the Deep by Victor G. Durham
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