Overdoing

noun, verb

noun, verb ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Excessive activity.

    "And I believe the overdoings of a young convert, proceeding from an honest simplicity of heart, and a desire of pleasing the Lord, are more acceptable in his sight, than a certain coolness of conduct which frequently takes place […]"

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of overdo form-of, gerund, participle, present

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drunkennessexcessexcessivenessextravagancegluttonyincontinence

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"Anything worth doing is worth overdoing."

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