While his later tendency to overact is sometimes apparent, young pre-Star Trek Shatner is, dare I say, rather dashing. From Wordnik.com. [Incubus, the first movie in... Shatneranto? Shasperanto?] Reference
But Tarun (who directed Thimuru and Kaalai) has to learn not to overact, which is apparent in one of the scenes. From Wordnik.com. Reference
In fact, he suggested political leaders were better to "overact" than "underact" when it comes to speeding stimulus money out the door. From Wordnik.com. [Top Stories - Google News] Reference
"overact" to the above 2 percent target, and added that inflation will likely slow on budget cuts. From Wordnik.com. [British Pound Halts Two Day Decline as Retail Sales Tops Expectations - Yahoo! Finance] Reference
"overact" the Carnival of Venice by requiring everyone to wear masks while walking down the street. From Wordnik.com. [MyLinkVault Newest Links] Reference
Definition: To act melodramatically; overact; ham it up. From Wordnik.com. [Uncle Vanya with Waterworks; Will Ferrell as Doofus in Chief] Reference
As for Ledger, he did absolutely nothing except overact. From Wordnik.com. [What happens when I drink good Belgian beer] Reference
The rest of the SVU cast (except Belzer and Florek) all overact. From Wordnik.com. [Alynda Wheat's Beat Cop: In which Wentworth Miller, Cromartie, and Benjamin Button crash our sets | EW.com] Reference
He doesn't overact and when he shows strong emotion it really has an impact. From Wordnik.com. [dulligirl Diary Entry] Reference
GERGEN: Well, I thought that the media did overact to her debate performance. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 12, 2007] Reference
I saw Mrs. Drew play Mrs. Malaprop, and it was a lesson to people who overact. From Wordnik.com. [McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 3, July 1908.] Reference
February 26th, 2008 at 1: 50 pm PST the market didnt overact, they underacted. From Wordnik.com. [Did the Market Overreact To Google’s Click-Through Woes?] Reference
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: How could you overact if you're sitting there in white paste. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 8, 2005] Reference
Even charged with the task of trying to play “real,” many will try to overact. From Wordnik.com. [The Expedition (2008)] Reference
"You overact," she said, now in quick Kuusaman, rather hoping Fernao couldn't follow. From Wordnik.com. [Rulers of the Darkness]
Here's hoping that the McCain campaign doesn't overact in hopes of scoring some points. From Wordnik.com. ["You know, you can put lipstick on a pig, but it’s still a pig. You can wrap an old fish in a piece of paper called 'change,' it’s still gonna stink."] Reference
I could explain it myself, but why deprive you the opportunity to watch Jeff Goldblum overact?. From Wordnik.com. [Cooking, Improvising, and Finding Success | Motivational Humor from the Motivational Smart Ass!] Reference
Apparently, people tend to overact when presented with a microphone and no one else to interact with. From Wordnik.com. [So What's With the Shouting?] Reference
That does not mean I should point fingers and overact all the time like I'm constantly being persecuted. From Wordnik.com. [Zack Snyder’s Guardians of Ga’Hoole Retitled Legend of the Guardians | /Film] Reference
They know what it means not to overact and go for nuance instead, which is a gift in the business of TV dramas. From Wordnik.com. [Why I Hate… SUPERNATURAL | the TV addict] Reference
But because the quiet moments are already there, he really pushed me to -- in my definition -- overact a little bit. From Wordnik.com. [Brad Balfour: Japanese Film Departures, 2009's Foreign Language Oscar Winner, Illuminates Asian Rituals of Death] Reference
You have to speak louder, you have to appear bigger, you have to do more, while all the time being really careful not to overact. From Wordnik.com. [Cast and crew] Reference
But the performances were basically terrible; everybody was encouraged to overact and oversell every single line or bit of business. From Wordnik.com. [What the '70s Called a Hit Musical] Reference
A fine British cast overact or underact in this perfunctory true-life tale of a working-class lad from a sink estate in south London. From Wordnik.com. [The Kid] Reference
'If anything, leaders should overact at this point. From Wordnik.com. [Dr Roy's Thoughts] Reference
Calm yourself down and tell the others not to overact. From Wordnik.com. [THE INTELLIGENT SINGAPOREAN] Reference
Katrina kaif … here re two people that never overact. From Wordnik.com. [NAACHGAANA] Reference
The uncomfortable tension lessened Del Niese's tendency to overact. From Wordnik.com. [CounterPunch] Reference
I can't believe Rosa didn't select Art GCSE to get taught to overact. From Wordnik.com. [All About My Movies.] Reference
To be fair the cast can also act, or in the case of Ian Somerhalder, overact. From Wordnik.com. [SFX] Reference
On this show, they were taught that the way to get a laugh is to overact, so in. From Wordnik.com. [Epinions Recent Content for Home] Reference
For some reason, Japanese actors, and voice-actors, always overact physical discomfort. From Wordnik.com. [Japanmanship] Reference
She's believable, she doesn't overact, and she knows how to scream with the best of them. From Wordnik.com. [Film.com Movie Blog] Reference
"You want the immune system to react enough to remove the infection, but not to overact and cause damage leading to disease.". From Wordnik.com. [Jacksonville Business News - Local Jacksonville News | Jacksonville Business Journal] Reference
However, there is certainly a case of overact-ivitus going around, particularly with regards to Erik Palladino, who plays the main bad guy. From Wordnik.com. [BeyondHollywood.com | Movie News, Reviews, and Opinions] Reference
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