overflowing

/OW1 V ER0 F L OW0 IH0 NG/

verb

1
To flow over the brim of (a container).
“The river overflowed the levee.”
2
To cover with a liquid, literally or figuratively.
“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.
“The waters overflowed into the Ninth Ward.”
5
To exceed limits or capacity.
“The hospital ER was overflowing with flu cases.”
6
To be superabundant; to abound.

noun

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