overhanging 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of overhangingnext
as in overhead

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overhanging

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verb

present participle of overhang
1
as in protruding
to extend outward beyond a usual point the narrow streets of the old European city are lined with row houses often having overhanging second stories

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2
as in threatening
to remain poised to inflict harm, danger, or distress on the problem of how he might be able to afford sending his children to college has been overhanging him for several years

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overhanging
  1. overhead
  2. protruding
  3. threatening
  4. upper
  5. poking
Adjective
  • Jey Uso’s already electrifying entrance was enhanced by overhead footage, Travis Scott smoking a blunt indoors and even Michael Cole jumping on the announce table alongside Pat McAfee to yeet.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
  • In the venue, there are also overhead cameras offering unique views of the players lining up their shots, part of a mix of 70 visual sources producers can choose from throughout the night.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of overhead
Verb
  • While tending to their garden this fall, homeowners in upstate New York spotted what appeared to be two giant teeth protruding from the soil, partially concealed by plant fronds.
    Leslie Katz, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
  • According to the news release, the mastodon jaw was found protruding from the topsoil, which caught the homeowner's attention.
    Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of protruding
Verb
  • An extreme wind event is threatening one of Los Angeles’ toniest neighborhoods, igniting fires through Pacific Palisades.
    Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Jan. 2025
  • This latest fire comes after a massive wildfire in the Pacific Palisades displaced 30,000 residents as fires burned over 2,900 acres, threatening over 10,000 homes.
    Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of threatening
Adjective
  • There’s an upper cabinet with convenient sliding doors and plenty of interior space.
    Megan Schaltegger, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The actress wore a gown courtesy of Oscar de la Renta, which featured tropical pink florals and green leaves cascading across the bodice and upper skirt of her dress, adding a textured, three-dimensional element.
    Julia Teti, WWD, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of upper
Verb
  • Carter first saw the disease up close in 1988 while visiting a village in Ghana where nearly 350 people had worms poking through their skin.
    Sam Mednick, Chicago Tribune, 30 Dec. 2024
  • At its most basic, a poke cake is made by poking holes into a warm cake and pouring on a frosting or filling mixture.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of poking
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