overlapping

noun verb

Stress: third syllable

Syllables: o-ver-lap-ping (4)

English Definition

Extending over so as to cover partly

Example Sentence

The roof tiles were overlapping.

US IPA /ˌoʊvərˈlæpɪŋ/

UK IPA /ˌəʊvəˈlæpɪŋ/

coinciding intersecting covering superimposed

separate divergent nonoverlapping