overact
verb (used with or without object)
to act in an exaggerated manner.
was overacting
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past progressiveof overact.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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My sister told me I was overacting and should just move my office into my bedroom or closet.
From Slate ● Feb. 4, 2023
“If he thought an extra was overacting, he would try to change it,” Stevens said.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 2, 2022
Also on Dec. 21, Murray sent a message to senior policy adviser Karen McPhee with the subject line, “Tell me if I was overacting to this,” referring to a radio report that mentions him.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 27, 2016
"Lars kept saying I was overacting, but that's nothing new," Thurman added.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2014
She was overacting her part considerably and, what was much worse, involuntarily had dropped now and then into her own dear self.
From The Man Without a Memory by Arthur W. (Arthur Williams) Marchmont
