overbalancing

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But he is in danger of overbalancing the entire film: this is a rock’n’roll performance from someone who is usually happier with piano sonatas.

From The Guardian • Jan. 28, 2021

Levin’s playing was heavy-handed and shapeless, chugging mechanically along and sometimes overbalancing Hahn’s more restrained, often vibratoless violin lines.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 31, 2016

“Oh, I have confidence enough!” said Buller; “it’s the power of getting on to the edge without overbalancing myself that I want, and all that rot about the laws of gravity won’t help me.”

From Dr. Jolliffe's Boys by Feller, Frank

Too late he found the man’s 189 weight overbalancing him.

From Bred of the Desert A Horse and a Romance by Horton, Marcus

That riser— Afraid of overbalancing in the bulky suit Dane did not lean forward to stare up into the shaft.

From Plague Ship by Norton, Andre