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
  • An additional guest bedroom features an overhead skylight and windows looking out on ancient oak trees.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The company plans to reduce overhead expenses while seeking alternative opportunities.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of overhead
Verb
  • The attack was foiled when a Secret Service agent spotted a firearm protruding from the bushes.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • There's a place for elaborate garlands, flameless candles, and feathery plumes protruding from Christmas trees.
    Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of protruding
Verb
  • Smaller spot fires continued to burn, the university noted, but none were threatening buildings or lives.
    Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The pair had developed close ties with Algeria, Morocco's aggressive neighbor to its east, potentially threatening the nearby Strait of Gibraltar.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of threatening
Adjective
  • Mina, who was found with a single gunshot wound to her upper body, would later receive emergency aid from officers and EMS personnel before being transported to the Community Regional Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead, the news release explains.
    Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
  • This highest site is the upper limit of tree vegetation and was included to find the highest elevation at which the oyamel firs can survive in the current climate.
    Andrea J. Arratibel, WIRED, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of upper
Verb
  • Only two small wedges are visible, poking up through the ground at adjacent graves.
    Travis Loller, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Take Kule’s for example—the red stripes would look so chic poking out from beneath a tonal knit or ladylike jacket.
    Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of poking
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