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overhanging

adjective as in hanging

adjective as in lowering

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adjective as in menacing

adjective as in overhead

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Example Sentences

Johnny was raised to the old life and law on a ranch overhanging the Madison River.

The stop-keys will be seen arranged in an inclined semi-circle overhanging and just above the keyboards.

The tall oak door of the library was opened by William Weedham himself—a plump, white-haired man with black, overhanging eyebrows.

Overhanging the pass was a huge boulder, balanced precariously on the edge of the jutting cliff.

It must have strength to support safely its own overhanging weight when moving.

There are many old towns in Europe where you see feudal palaces perched on high hills or overhanging crags.

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On this page you'll find 275 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to overhanging, such as: coming, designed, doomed, intended, brewing, and closed.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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