Overlapping
adj, noun, verb
adj, noun, verb ·4 syllables ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The situation in which things overlap.
"This overlapping is reflective of hybrid languages, where certain features (phonetic, orthographic, semantic, syntactic) are also difficult to disentangle."
- 2 covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles) wordnet
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of overlap form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 That overlaps something else
"A long-skirted, cabalistically-cut coat of a faded walnut tinge enveloped him; the overlapping sleeves of which were rolled up on his wrists."
Example
More examples"It's not always that our postures dovetail exactly. And yet, the overlapping and mutual interests abound."