over-egging

ˌoʊvərˈɛɡɪŋ

Definition

Definition of over-egging - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

storytelling

Rare

adding unnecessary details to a story

Rare

She was over-egging the story to make it more dramatic.

embellishing

exaggerating

exaggeration

Rare

exaggerating or overemphasizing something

Rare

His over-egging praise made it seem insincere.

exaggerating

overemphasizing

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Origin of over-egging

English, over (excessively) + egg (to embellish)

Examples of over-egging in a sentence

The article was criticized for over-egging the facts.
The author's over-egging descriptions made the story less believable.
Critics accused the director of over-egging the film's emotional scenes.

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French:exagéré, surfait, ...
German:übertrieben ausgeschmückt, ...
Italian:elaborato, esagerato, ...
Spanish:detallado innecesariamente, exagerado, ...
Portuguese:detalhes exagerados, exagerado, ...
Chinese:添加不必要的细节, 夸大, ...
Japanese:不必要な詳細を加える, 誇張した, ...
Arabic:مبالغ فيه, مبالَغ فيه, ...
Hebrew:מְפֹרָט בְּאֹפֶן לֹא נָחוּץ, מֻגְזָם, ...
Russian:украшающий, преувеличенный, ...
Ukrainian:додавання непотрібних деталей, перебільшення, ...
Hindi:अनावश्यक रूप से विस्तृत, अतिशयोक्तिपूर्ण, ...
Bengali:অপ্রয়োজনীয় বিবরণ, অতিরঞ্জিত, ...
Catalan:detalls innecessaris, exagerat, ...
Czech:přehánějící, přehnaný, ...
Danish:unødvendige detaljer, overdrevet, ...
Dutch:onnodige details, overdreven, ...
Greek:υπερβολικές λεπτομέρειες, υπερβολικός, ...
Hungarian:túldíszített, túlzó, ...
Khmer:ដែលបន្ថែមព័ត៌មានលម្អិតមិនចាំបាច់ក្នុងរឿង, បំផ្លើស, ...
Korean:불필요한 세부사항, 과장된, ...
Persian:جزئیات غیرضروری, اغراق‌آمیز, ...
Polish:dodawać zbędne szczegóły, wyolbrzymiać, ...
Portuguese (BR):detalhes desnecessários, exagerado, ...
Romanian:adăugarea de detalii inutile, exagera, ...
Swedish:lägga till onödiga detaljer, överdriva, ...
Thai:เพิ่มรายละเอียดที่ไม่จำเป็น, พูดเกินจริง, ...
Turkish:gereksiz ayrıntılar eklemek, abartma, ...
Vietnamese:thêm chi tiết không cần thiết, quá khen, ...

over-egg

ˌoʊvərˈɛɡ

Definition of over-egg - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

ruin by excess

Rare

add too much and ruin what was already good

Rare

He over-egg the story and made it unbelievable.
Don't over-egg the proposal with unnecessary statistics.
She over-egged her praise until he felt uncomfortable.

overdo

overload

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over-egg the pudding

spoil by adding unnecessary details

He over-egged the pudding with too many decorations.

Origin of over-egg

English, over (excessive) + egg (embellish)

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French:en rajouter, ...
German:übertreiben, ...
Italian:esagerare, ...
Spanish:exagerar, ...
Portuguese:exagerar, ...
Chinese:弄巧成拙, ...
Japanese:やりすぎて台無しにする, ...
Arabic:أَفْرَطَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַגְזִים וּלְקַלְקֵל, ...
Russian:переборщить, ...
Ukrainian:переборщувати, ...
Hindi:ज्यादा डालकर बिगाड़ देना, ...
Bengali:অতিরিক্ত যোগ করা, ...
Catalan:espatllar per excés, ...
Czech:přehnat to, ...
Danish:overdrive, ...
Dutch:overdrijven, ...
Greek:υπερβάλλω και χαλάω, ...
Hungarian:túlzásba vinni, ...
Khmer:បន្ថែមជ្រុលរហូតខូច, ...
Korean:과하게 덧붙여 망치다, ...
Persian:زیاده‌روی کردن و خراب کردن, ...
Polish:przesadzać, ...
Portuguese (BR):exagerar, ...
Romanian:a exagera, ...
Swedish:överdriva, ...
Thai:ใส่เยอะเกินไปจนเสีย, ...
Turkish:abartmak, ...
Vietnamese:làm quá lên, ...

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Definition of over-egging - Reverso English Dictionary

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