overawe
verb (used with object)
to restrain or subdue by inspiring awe; intimidate.
overawing
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present participleof overawe.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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For some young players, the attention might be overawing.
From BBC ā May 30, 2025
The first album I'd ever bought was Ziggy Stardust and I owned all his others, so it was overawing, but he was really generous as a performer.
From The Guardian ā Feb. 23, 2013
The Europe through which his couple move is one of soft colors, handsome but not overawing.
From Time Magazine Archive
Nowhere among these republics have great military establishments ever been maintained for the purpose of overawing or subjugating other nations.
From Time Magazine Archive
He had shut the door behind him, and stood in the middle of the room facing Wodehouse, and overawing him by his superior stature, force, and virtue.
From The Perpetual Curate by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
