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overflowing

verb

Meaning

  • To flow over the brim of (a container).

    "The river overflowed the levee."

  • To cover with a liquid, literally or figuratively.

    "The flash flood overflowed most of the parkland and some homes."

  • To cause an overflow.

  • To flow over the edge of a container.

    "The waters overflowed into the Ninth Ward."

  • To exceed limits or capacity.

    "The hospital ER was overflowing with flu cases."

  • To be superabundant; to abound.

noun

Meaning

  • Overflow