overspeak
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English *overspeken, from Old English ofersprecan (“to say too much”), equivalent to over- + speak.
Verb
editoverspeak (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
editsay too much
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References
edit- “overspeak”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.