overspeak

English

Etymology

From Middle English *overspeken, from Old English ofersprecan (“to say too much”), equivalent to over- +‎ speak.

Verb

overspeak (third-person singular simple present overspeaks, present participle overspeaking, simple past overspoke, past participle overspoken)

To exceed in speaking.
To speak too much; to use too many words.

Translations

say too much

Danish: tale over (sig)

References

overspeak in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

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