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overturning

USoh-ver-TURN-ing/ˌoʊvɚˈtɝnɪŋ/UKoh-vuh-TURN-ing/ˌəʊvəˈtɜːnɪŋ/

2 meanings of overturning

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  1. 1
    noununcountable
    The act of turning something over, or of canceling something that was decided.

    Like flipping a cup upside down so everything spills out.

    The sudden overturning of the small boat threw everyone into the water.

    Lawyers celebrated the overturning of the unfair verdict.

    Similarreversal, capsizing, inversion

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  2. 2
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of overturn. Use this -ing form for an action happening now or as the name of the action.

    The strong wind is overturning the empty trash cans in the yard.

    Overturning the old rule took the group many years.

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overturning is a form of overturn

overturn, verb: To tip something over so it falls onto its side or lands upside down. Full entry

Forms
overturnoverturns he/she/itoverturning -ing formoverturned past tense, past participle
Spelling
overturn → overturning: add -ing

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