1noun
going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it
“she drove but well but her reckless passing of every car on the road frightened me”
01 Word definition
overtaking
10 letters · 4 vowels · 6 consonants
Is OVERTAKING a word?
Yes. OVERTAKING is a 10-letter noun. going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.
Correct spelling
O-V-E-R-T-A-K-I-N-GHow do you spell OVERTAKING?
OVERTAKING contains 10 letters, begins with O, and ends with G.
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Synonyms
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗passing
02 Letter breakdown
How is OVERTAKING spelled?
O1V2E3R4T5A6K7I8N9G10
03 Word-game status
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About OVERTAKING.
How do you spell OVERTAKING?
OVERTAKING is spelled O-V-E-R-T-A-K-I-N-G. It contains 10 letters.