overawe
verb (used with object)
to restrain or subdue by inspiring awe; intimidate.
is overawing
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present progressiveof overawe (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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It is overawing to average mortals who have not the temerity to say "Nonsense!" to great egos.
From Over the Pass by Frederick Palmer
But, slowly as it moves, its power is overawing.
From A Mountain Boyhood by Enos B. (Enos Benjamin) Comstock
