overtell

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verb

To exaggerate or be more explicit than needed; tell too much or too often, etc.

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Meanings

verbovertell (third-person singular simple present overtells, present participle overtelling, simple past and past participle overtold)

present singular third person overtells · participle present overtelling · participle past overtold · past overtold

  1. transitiveTo exaggerate or be more explicit than needed; tell too much or too often, etc.

Origin

From over- + tell.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Torevell
Cite this entry
APA

overtell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overtell

MLA

“overtell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overtell. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overtell,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overtell.

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