- present participle of overturn.
overturning
Example Sentences
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Together, those processes can make the water heavy enough to sink into the deep ocean, helping to drive the AMOC's overturning flow.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
The Interior Department finalized the changes to its regulations last week, overturning five decades of precedent in how the law is interpreted.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
After overturning a 2-1 series deficit, Staal will now lead his team into Sunday’s Game 6 against the Vegas Golden Knights with a chance to clinch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
The findings, published in the Cambridge University Press journal Antiquity, show that the helmets were manufactured between the late 14th and early 15th centuries, completely overturning their long-standing Roman classification.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 8, 2026
The frightened animals bolted through a rail fence, overturning the wagon and kicking themselves loose from the tongue.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
