# overspeak

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To exceed in speaking.
2. To speak too much; to use too many words.

## Etymology
From Middle English *overspeken, from Old English ofersprecan (“to say too much”), equivalent to over- + speak.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/overspeak