overspeak

English edit

Etymology edit

From Middle English *overspeken, from Old English ofersprecan (“to say too much”), equivalent to over- +‎ speak.

Verb edit

overspeak (third-person singular simple present overspeaks, present participle overspeaking, simple past overspoke, past participle overspoken)

To exceed in speaking.
To speak too much; to use too many words.

Translations edit

say too much

Danish: tale over (sig)

References edit

“overspeak”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.