overwork
verb (used with object)
to cause to work too hard, too much, or too long; weary or exhaust with work (often used reflexively).
have been overworking
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present perfect progressiveof overwork.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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I have been overworking you, Kenneth, and I'm sorry.
From Occasion for Disaster by Randall Garrett
I know that you have been overworking yourself, and that makes you think that you are doing nothing in science.
From More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 by Sir Francis Darwin
Godfrey, it is evident that you have been overworking and are growing foolish.
From Love Eternal by Henry Rider Haggard
All the time I have been overworking, first at explosives and now at this fuel business.
From Secret Places of the Heart by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
I am told that the coxswain and the other members of the boat race generally have to take a long rest when the race is over, which clearly shows that they have been overworking.
From America, through the spectacles of an Oriental diplomat by Tingfang Wu
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