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Meaning of overflowing

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

overflowing

Pronunciation:

verb

Definitions

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

    Example: The river overflowed the levee.

  2. To cover with a liquid, literally or figuratively.

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

  3. To cause an overflow.

  4. To flow over the edge of a container.

    Example: The waters overflowed into the Ninth Ward.

noun

Definitions

  1. Overflow