Antonyms for overspreading

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : oh-ver-spred

Phonetic Transcription : ˌoʊ vərˈsprɛd

Definition of overspreading

Origin : c.1200, "to spread throughout," from over- + spread (v.). Related: Overspread (past tense); overspreading. Old English had ofersprædan "to overlay, cover."

As in ripple effect : noun chain of cause and effect
As in invade : verb attack and encroach
As in overrun : verb infest, spread over; exceed
As in pervade : verb affect strongly; spread through
As in smear : verb rub on, spread over
As in blanket : verb cover
As in suffuse : verb spread out
As in cover : verb wrap, hide
As in envelop : verb encase, hide
As in fill : verb to put in and occupy the whole of

Example sentences :

A sickly pallor was overspreading the handy-man's flame-colored visage.
Extract from : « The Just and the Unjust » by Vaughan Kester

I was anxious to have as much fruit as possible on a small surface, intending to keep the runners from overspreading the ground.
Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 93, July, 1865 » by Various

It was past eight o'clock, but the beauty of the soft June sunset was only then overspreading the misty heavens.
Extract from : « Yesterdays with Authors » by James T. Fields

A thick, fiery vapor, coming up from the pit, has been overspreading our whole land and blighting half its glory.
Extract from : « Select Temperance Tracts » by American Tract Society

In Europe, by the confession of many eminent public writers, heathenism is overspreading the land.
Extract from : « Reminiscences of a Canadian Pioneer for the last Fifty Years » by Samuel Thompson

The charcoal in the fireplaces came from oak wood, showing that oak forests are overspreading the country.
Extract from : « The New Stone Age in Northern Europe » by John M. Tyler

He stepped upon a mound under the overspreading branches of a chestnut tree.
Extract from : « The Poniard's Hilt » by Eugne Sue

There was a glow of pride in her big child, overspreading her face, when it again met the eyes of the grave brown gentleman.
Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens

Besides, a fog has suddenly sprung up, overspreading the bay, so that the frigate is hidden from his sight.
Extract from : « The Flag of Distress » by Mayne Reid

And lastly: One week, for the overspreading of abomination and that which is determined to be poured upon the desolate.
Extract from : « Satan » by Lewis Sperry Chafer

Synonyms for overspreading

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