overheat
verb (used with object)
to heat to excess.
was overheating
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past progressiveof overheat.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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“Fears that the economy was overheating were totally misplaced,” said Jay Hatfield, chief executive of Infrastructure Capital Advisors in New York.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 10, 2026
The issue with Sergio Perez's car was overheating brakes.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2024
The train’s conductor found the railcar that triggered the alarm and confirmed the bearing was overheating.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 7, 2023
I remember her driving me to high school in the dead of a Vermont winter with all the windows down while complaining she was overheating.
From Salon ● May 21, 2023
It’s the most aggressive rate increase the U.S. central bank has made since 2000, when the dot-com boom was overheating markets and the economy.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 26, 2022
