Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of overwork
Moreover, the problem was accentuated by the overworking of the assets of the railways in the second world war.
1955 March, “Modernisation and Re-Equipment of British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 171
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overworking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overworking
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“overworking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overworking. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overworking,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overworking.
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