overdo
verb (used with object)
to do to excess; overindulge in.
is overdoing
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present progressiveof overdo (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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He could be proved right when he says that Wall Street is overdoing the dangers on the horizon.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 4, 2019
But Ali Noorani, executive director of the immigrant-rights group National Immigration Forum, argued the administration is overdoing it.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 10, 2017
Tend to agree that Harry is overdoing it a bit, but would he make a Premier League XI at left midfield?
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2012
Ironically, Friedman's principal complaint is that the Federal Reserve is overdoing the restraints in its effort to cure inflation.
From Time Magazine Archive
To insist, on the part of the host, after the guest has refused a second helping, is overdoing the bounds of hospitality, and perilously borders on the verge of incivility.
From Book of Etiquette, Volume 2 by Lillian Eichler Watson
